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end·play

 (ĕnd′plā′)
n.
A play in bridge that forces an opponent to lead and results in the opponents' losing one or more tricks that they would have won had they not been leading.
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endplay

(ˈɛndˌpleɪ) bridge
n
(Bridge) a way of playing the last few tricks in a hand so that an opponent is forced to make a particular lead
vb (tr)
(Bridge) to force (an opponent) to make a particular lead near the end of a hand: declarer endplayed West for the jack of spades.
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endplay


Past participle: endplayed
Gerund: endplaying

Imperative
endplay
endplay
Present
I endplay
you endplay
he/she/it endplays
we endplay
you endplay
they endplay
Preterite
I endplayed
you endplayed
he/she/it endplayed
we endplayed
you endplayed
they endplayed
Present Continuous
I am endplaying
you are endplaying
he/she/it is endplaying
we are endplaying
you are endplaying
they are endplaying
Present Perfect
I have endplayed
you have endplayed
he/she/it has endplayed
we have endplayed
you have endplayed
they have endplayed
Past Continuous
I was endplaying
you were endplaying
he/she/it was endplaying
we were endplaying
you were endplaying
they were endplaying
Past Perfect
I had endplayed
you had endplayed
he/she/it had endplayed
we had endplayed
you had endplayed
they had endplayed
Future
I will endplay
you will endplay
he/she/it will endplay
we will endplay
you will endplay
they will endplay
Future Perfect
I will have endplayed
you will have endplayed
he/she/it will have endplayed
we will have endplayed
you will have endplayed
they will have endplayed
Future Continuous
I will be endplaying
you will be endplaying
he/she/it will be endplaying
we will be endplaying
you will be endplaying
they will be endplaying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been endplaying
you have been endplaying
he/she/it has been endplaying
we have been endplaying
you have been endplaying
they have been endplaying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been endplaying
you will have been endplaying
he/she/it will have been endplaying
we will have been endplaying
you will have been endplaying
they will have been endplaying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been endplaying
you had been endplaying
he/she/it had been endplaying
we had been endplaying
you had been endplaying
they had been endplaying
Conditional
I would endplay
you would endplay
he/she/it would endplay
we would endplay
you would endplay
they would endplay
Past Conditional
I would have endplayed
you would have endplayed
he/she/it would have endplayed
we would have endplayed
you would have endplayed
they would have endplayed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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