| goal | |
| 1. n. A result that one is attempting to achieve. | |
| My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie. | |
| She failed in her goal to become captain of the team. | |
| 2. n. In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object. | |
| 3. n. The act of placing the object into the goal. | |
| 4. n. A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal. | |
| 5. n. A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer. | |
| 6. v. (Gaelic football, Australian rules) To score a goal | |
| 7. v. (C, en, Directives, Football (soccer), Ice hockey, Lacrosse) | |
