goal
the terminal point in a race.
a pole, line, or other marker by which such a point is indicated.
an area, basket, cage, or other object or structure toward or into which players of various games attempt to throw, carry, kick, hit, or drive a ball, puck, etc., to score a point or points.
the act of throwing, carrying, kicking, driving, etc., a ball or puck into such an area or object.
the score made by this act.
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Origin of goal
1word story For goal
Other words for goal
Other words from goal
- goal·less, adjective
- sub·goal, noun
Words Nearby goal
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How to use goal in a sentence
So however detailed the statistics of the battlefield are, they cannot achieve the goal.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War | Nancy A. Youssef | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSo, as far as Mexican officials like Peña Nieto are concerned, the goal is to keep their countrymen here — and keep them happy.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe goal is to create a literary anatomy of the last century—or, to be precise, from 1900 to 2014.
His goal: to make the perfect (and absolutely comfortable) high-heel, with the help from Nike CEO Mark Parker.
The NYPD remained his ultimate goal as he went to work as a carrier for Airborne Express/DHL and then as a school safety officer.
I know I strive after the unattainable, but still every year I get nearer and nearer to the goal.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHere again the first thing necessary is a clear vision of the goal towards which we are to strive.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockWith a definite goal in mind at last, the children set out again with a better spirit.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerWith the next fellow as a goal, he gradually crept alongside, and passed him with a spurt.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerHe is a man who takes life seriously, and whom nothing will divert from the road that leads to the goal.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'Rell
British Dictionary definitions for goal
/ (ɡəʊl) /
the aim or object towards which an endeavour is directed
the terminal point of a journey or race
(in various sports) the net, basket, etc into or over which players try to propel the ball, puck, etc, to score
sport
a successful attempt at scoring
the score so made
(in soccer, hockey, etc) the position of goalkeeper
Origin of goal
1Derived forms of goal
- goalless, adjective
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