1 (in football, hockey, etc.) a wooden frame with a net into which players must kick or hit the ball in order to score a point:
He headed the ball into an open goal (= one that had nobody defending it). * Who is in goal (= is the goalkeeper) for Arsenal?
2 the act of kicking or hitting the ball into the goal; a point that is scored for this:
The winning goal was scored by Hill. * Liverpool won by three goals to one. * a penalty goal
seealsoOWNGOAL
3 something that you hope to achieve:
to pursue / achieve a goal * The company has set itself some long-term organizational goals. * Their goal was to eradicate malaria.
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