end

noun

1. 1

   (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

   no one wanted to play end

2. 2

   the part you are expected to play

   he held up his end

3. 3

   a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

4. 4

   a final part or section

   we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus

   Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end

5. 5

   the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

   the ends justify the means

6. 6

   the last section of a communication

   in conclusion I want to say...

7. 7

   the concluding parts of an event or occurrence

   the end was exciting

   I had to miss the last of the movie

8. 8

   a boundary marking the extremities of something

   the end of town

9. 9

   either extremity of something that has length

   the end of the pier

   she knotted the end of the thread

10. 10

    the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object

    one end of the box was marked `This side up'

11. 11

    one of two places from which people are communicating to each other

    the phone rang at the other end

    both ends wrote at the same time

12. 12

    (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage

    the end managed to hold onto the pass