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goal

goal

317 1.0
A point a team gets when it puts the ball into the net
  • noun
  • /ɡoʊl/
: gol
  • I remind myself that I scored the winning goal in the last game of the summer.
  • score a goal
  • goal scoring
  • winning goal

So from there carried on playing, scoring goals, still, still scoring goals.

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Examples

  • You scored the game-winning goal against Cornwall.

  • Vincent and Louis cheered as if they had just witnessed the goal of the century.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • There is only one way to score a goal: you put the ball in the net.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Thanks again for that field goal last Monday night, by the way.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • England trail by two goals to one.

  • We gotta score the winning goal.

  • Paul Henderson scored the winning goal with thirty-four seconds to go in the final period.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • They've conceded two goals in quick succession without reply.

  • During the soccer match, the players celebrated after scoring a goal into the net.

  • The striker's header found the back of the net, giving the team their second goal of the match.

Synonyms

touchdown
vsgoal
  • US
345 3.6

Scoring by carrying or catching the ball in the opponent's end zone

is a general point awarded when the ball reaches a scoring area
field goal
vsgoal
  • US
93 3.0

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

is any point earned by getting the ball into a target area

Compounds

93 3.0

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

23 1.8

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

9 1.9

A goal that gives one team victory in a game

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

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

2 3.3

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

1 3.6

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

1 3.7

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

1 6.6

An attempt to score by kicking the ball between the goalposts

How Decisive

winning goal
9 1.9
goal
317 1.0
equalizer
  • US
2 3.2
own goal
1 3.7

Surface Forms

goal singular
goals plural

Etymology

Goal likely comes from an old word gol meaning 'boundary' or 'limit', so a 'goal' as a point scored is when the ball or puck crosses that marked area.