goal

/ษกoสŠl/

IPA: /G OW1 L/

noun
  1. 1

    A result that one is attempting to achieve.

    โ€œMy lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie.โ€

  2. 2

    In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.

  3. 3

    The act of placing the object into the goal.

  4. 4

    A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.

  5. 5

    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.

verb
  1. 1

    To score a goal.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/goal