goal UK /ɡəʊl/US /ɡoʊl/noun 6verb 1forms 3 noun6 •In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.The racers are approaching the goal.The ball rolled slowly into the goal. •a result that someone is trying to reachMy lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie.His goal is to become a YouTuber. •The act of placing the object into the goal. •A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.The former Forest man, who passed a late fitness test, appeared to use Guy Moussi for leverage before nodding in David Fox's free-kick at the far post - his 22nd goal of the season. — 2011 •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. verb1 •To score a goal. formsgoaled · goaling · goals
