noun
plural goals
[count] something that you are trying to do or achieve
an area or object into which a ball or puck must be hit, kicked, etc., to score points in various games (such as soccer and hockey)
If you are the player who guards the goal in a sport like hockey or soccer, your position is in goal.
In U.S. English, a shot or kick that is on goal is directed at the goal.
the act of hitting, kicking, etc., a ball or puck into a goal or the score that results from doing this
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