Thesaurus: goal

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1. n. The mark set to bound a race, and to or around which the constestants run, or from which they start to return to it again; the place at which a race or a journey is to end.
2. n. The final purpose or aim; the end to which a design tends, or which a person aims to reach or attain.
3. n. A base, station, or bound used in various games; in football, a line between two posts across which the ball must pass in order to score; also, the act of kicking the ball over the line between the goal posts.
4. n. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
5. n. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
6. n. game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
7. n. a successful attempt at scoring
8. 1. The mark set to bound a race, and to or around which the constestants run, or from which they start to return to it again; the place at which a race or a journey is to end. Part curb their fiery steeds, or shun the goal With rapid wheels. Milton. 2. The final purpose or aim; the end to which a design tends, or which a person aims to reach or attain. Each individual seeks a several goal. Pope. 3. A base, station, or bound used in various games; in football, a line between two posts across which the ball must pass in order to score; also, the act of kicking the ball over the line between the goal posts. Goal keeper, the player charged with the defense of the goal.
9. n:100 n. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it n. game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points n. a successful attempt at scoring