goal
noun
[ ɡəʊl ]
• (in soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and typically with a net between, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score.
• the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.
• "he achieved his goal of becoming King of England"
Similar:
aim,
objective,
object,
grail,
holy grail,
end,
target,
design,
desire,
desired result,
intention,
intent,
plan,
purpose,
idea,
point,
object of the exercise,
ambition,
aspiration,
wish,
dream,
hope,
resolve,
raison d'être,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘limit, boundary’): of unknown origin.
in goal
• in the position of goalkeeper.
