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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(bridge, countable) A tactical play in which a defender is put on lead at a strategic moment, and then has to make a play that loses one or more tricks.
At this point, South should have played a spade to dummy's ace, ruffed a spade and led her club king to catch West in a trump endplay, but she became flustered and lost two more tricks to go down one.
Then a diamond lead endplayed West.
Use endplay when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Endplay means (bridge, countable) A tactical play in which a defender is put on lead at a strategic moment, and then has to make a play that loses one or more tricks.
Common synonyms include throw-in.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
At this point, South should have played a spade to dummy's ace, ruffed a spade and led her club king to catch West in a trump endplay, but she became flustered and lost two more tricks to go down one.
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