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goal

goal

170 1.0
A frame or net that players try to put the ball into
  • noun
  • /ɡoʊl/
translation icon : portería
  • Oz is running up the field towards the goal, cradling the ball in his stick.
  • the goal line
  • ball into the goal

So one of them was a football goal or a football net.

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Examples

  • So one of them was a football goal or a football net.

    Emily Norris

  • As the clock ticked down, the fans stood in anticipation, waiting for their team to score a goal.

  • Looks like it's gonna be a goal!

    The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

  • Front of the goal, shoots.

    Jack Frost (1998)

  • Sue lobs a beauty this time; all eyes follow its trajectory toward the goal, McLenehan's slack mouth.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The frames of the two soccer goals glowed bright white in the moonlight; dew sparkled like diamonds.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • During the match, the player skillfully kicked the ball into the goal to win the game.

  • The coach emphasized the importance of practicing shooting towards the goal to improve the team's scoring.

Compounds

field goal
  • US
52 3.0

Points a team gets by kicking the ball between the other team's goalposts

goal line
18 1.8

A line at the end of a sports field that shows where players score

field goal
9 3.3

A basket scored during play by throwing the ball through the other team's hoop

winning goal
5 1.9

A goal that gives one team victory in a game

financial goal
3 3.5

A clear plan to save or spend money for a future purpose

game-winning field goal
  • US
2 3.4

A goal kicked near the end of a game that gives the team the win

own goal
1 3.7

Accidentally put the ball into your own team's net, giving the other team a point

goal-kick
1 3.6

A kick by the defending team from the goal area to restart play after the ball crosses the goal line

goal-kick
  • UK
6.6

An attempt to score by kicking the ball between the goalposts

How Enclosed

enclosure
25 3.5
cage
52 2.5
net
332 1.0
goal
170 1.0

Surface Forms

goal singular
goals plural

Etymology

Goal probably comes from an old word gol meaning 'boundary' or 'limit', so a goal in sport was originally the place that marked where play ends or where players should aim.