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    [Noun]  | "goal" | \ ˈgōl \


    1: the end toward which effort is directed : aim

    2: an area or object toward which players in various games (such as soccer and hockey) attempt to advance a ball or puck and usually through or into which it must go to score points

    3: the act or action of causing a ball or puck to go through or into such a goal


    Origin: 1531 ;

     Middle English gol boundary, limit;

    [Noun]  | "goal kick" 


    1: a free kick in soccer awarded to a defensive player when the ball is driven out of bounds over the end line by an opposing player


    Origin: 1881 ;

    [Noun]  | "goal line" 


    1: a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated


    Origin: 1860 ;

    [Noun]  | "field goal" 


    1: a score of three points in football made by drop-kicking or placekicking the ball over the crossbar from ordinary play

    2: a goal in basketball made while the ball is in play


    Origin: 1883 ;

    [Noun]  | "drop goal" 


    1: a goal that is made by dropping the ball to the ground and kicking it as it begins to bounce back up

    [Noun]  | "last-gasp goal" 


    1: a goal scored at the very end of a game

    [Noun]  | "own goal" 


    1: a goal in soccer, hockey, etc., that a player accidentally scores against his or her own team

    2: something that one does thinking it will help him or her but that actually causes one harm

    [Noun]  | "sub*goal" | \ ˌsəb-ˈgōl \


    1: a goal that is involved in or secondary to achieving a larger goal


    Origin: 1932 ;

    [Noun]  | "goal" 


    1: something that one hopes or intends to accomplish;


      * e.g., " ... leaving the world a better place than I found it is one of my main goals "



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     [ "goal" ]

    1: It is a statement written down in order to achieve a state of being at a given point in time. Unfortunately, only 3% of Americans have written goals. Those that have them are typically the most successful people.

      * e.g.,  ... Michael Phelps achieved his goal of 8 gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics. 

     [ "goal" ]

    1: Is what people scream on a football match when a goal is scored.

      * e.g.,  ... Supporter 1: Well, yesterday i call Tracy and them she said that... 

     [ "goal" ]

    1: A state of the universe that has a non-zero desirability (in one's mind).

      * e.g.,  ... Billy set a goal; To get better at maths. 

     [ "goal" ]

    1: exclamation to illistrate victory in a sexual conquest;

      * e.g.,  ... c-bass: "Hey rick what happened with rhonita last night?" 


     [ "goal" ]

    2: roots: derived from discription of scoring a point in soccer match;

      * e.g.,  ... rick: "Goal!" 

     [ "goal" ]

    1: when you explain football to him and he listens quietly, nodding, because hes that polite

      * e.g.,  ... "look, the striker is supposed to score goals, ok? If the keeper fails to catch the ball, its a goal for the others. defence is crucial, ok? you dont leave your door open to strangers, do you?" 


     [ "goal" ]

    2: 🖤

     [ "No Goal" ]

    1: a popular phrase in Buffalo after the Sabres lost to the Dallas Stars in game 6 of the Stanley Cup series in 199 The goal involved Brett Hull's skate in the crease when he scored the series winning goal. Mass protests struck around Buffalo, but the result was upheld. To this this day, the words "No Goal" will always refer to Buffalo.

      * e.g.,  ... It was no goal, MAN, I hate Dallas! 

     [ "'... is goals'" ]

    1: The ultimate goal, what you want to get. What to achieve in life. JM wrote about Snorlax: Snorlax eats as much food as it possibly can and then sleeps for as long as it wants. Snorlax is also one of the most powerful Pokémon in the game. Snorlax is goals.

      * e.g.,  ... 'First came across '... is goals' as used by Vulture writer Jackson McHenry in July 13, 2016 post about Pokemon Go. 

     [ "Goals" ]

    1: What dumbass girls say to eachother on Instagram when someone posts a pic that is very attractive or is of something they aspire to, like a relationship. It's basically a way of sucking up to someone and it's almost as annoying and shallow as when girls post shit like "omg stop being so perf!" and then of course the required response is "no that's you bb 😘" and it goes back and forth like that. Both examples are typically found thoroughly nauseating by non-sheeple types and those who don't seek validation via Instagram likes

      * e.g.,  ... Popular Bitch: *posts totally staged and/or photoshopped "spontaneous" selfie* Less Popular Wannabe: "OMG GOALS!! Can u like stop being so pretty?" 

     [ "goals" ]

    1: targets you want to reach in relationships, life, ect.

      * e.g.,  ... Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are goals 

     [ "Goals" ]

    1: What every white girl says when they see any couple online or in public.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: "Oh look at that cute couple over there!" 

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