goal
51goal — noun Etymology: Middle English gol boundary, limit Date: 1531 1. a. the terminal point of a race b. an area to be reached safely in children s games 2. the end toward which effort is directed ; aim 3. a. an area or object toward which players in… …
52goal — noun /ɡəʊl,ɡoʊl/ a) A result that one is attempting to achieve. My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie. b) In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object. She failed in her goal to become captain of the team.… …
53goal — [16] The earliest examples of what can confidently be identified as the word goal come from the first half of the 16th century, when it was used for both the ‘finishing line of a race’ and the ‘posts through which the ball is sent in football’.… …
54goal — noun 1》 (in soccer, rugby, etc.) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score. 2》 an instance of sending the ball into or over a goal. 3》 an aim or desired result. ↘the… …
55goal*/*/*/ — [gəʊl] noun [C] 1) in games such as football, the net or structure that you try to get the ball into in order to score points 2) the action of putting a ball into a goal Nielsen scored two goals in the last ten minutes.[/ex] 3) something that you …
56goal — [16] The earliest examples of what can confidently be identified as the word goal come from the first half of the 16th century, when it was used for both the ‘finishing line of a race’ and the ‘posts through which the ball is sent in football’.… …
57goal — See: FIELD GOAL …
58goal — See: FIELD GOAL …
59goal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. object, end, aim, ambition; (in games:) finish line, home, cage, goalposts, end zone, basket; field goal, foul. See intention, arrival. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. object, aim, intent, intention; see end… …
60goal — See: field goal …
