SkyfireDict

goal   (TTS Sound)

The noun goal has 4 senses

• goal, end -- (the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means")


• finish, destination, goal -- (the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view")


• goal -- (game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points)


• goal -- (a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play")