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   goal

   /ɡōl/

   noun

   • 1. (in football, soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and often with a net attached behind it, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score.
   • ▪ an instance of sending the ball into or over the goal, especially as a unit of scoring in a game: "the decisive opening goal"
   • ▪ a cage or basket used as a goal in other sports.
   • 2. the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result: "going to law school has become the most important goal in his life"
   • ▪ the destination of a journey: "the aircraft bumped toward our goal some 400 miles to the west"
   • ▪ a point marking the end of a race. literary

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘limit, boundary’): of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   Synonyms for GOAL: purpose, aim, plan, objective, intention, intent, idea, object; Antonyms of GOAL: method, means, way.

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   Synonyms for GOALS: objectives, purposes, plans, aims, ambitions, intentions, ideas, intents; Antonyms of GOALS: means, methods, ways.

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   Synonyms and examples. aim. Our aim in protesting is to raise awareness of the unfairness of the system. objective. One of my objectives for this year is to increase sales. target. If you meet your sales targets you will receive a generous bonus. dream. When I was growing up my dream was to perform in front of millions of people. hope.

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