Definition of Goal

Noun

• a successful attempt at scoring
  "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"
  
• game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
  
• 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"
  finish destination
• 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"
  end

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