endplay

noun

1. (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.”

2. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative form of end play.

verb

1. To make an endplay.

   “Then a diamond lead endplayed West.”