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Noun
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goals, plural;
  1. (in football, soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) A pair of posts linked by a crossbar and often with a net attached behind it, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score

  2. An instance of sending the ball into or over this space, esp. as a unit of scoring in a game
    • - the decisive opening goal
    • - we won by three goals to two
  3. A cage or basket used similarly in other sports

  4. The object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result
    • - going to law school has become the most important goal in his life
  5. The destination of a journey
    • - the aircraft bumped toward our goal some 400 miles to the west
  6. A point marking the end of a race


  1. 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"
  2. finish: 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"
  3. game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
  4. a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"
  5. A goal or objective is a projected computation of affairs that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve—a personal or organizational desired end-point in some sort of assumed development. Many people endeavor to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines.
  6. Goal is a Malayalam movie directed by Kamal. The film stars newcomers Rejith Menon and a Mumbai based Model Aksha in the lead roles. The cast also includes Bhanu, Mukesh, Rahman etc. The movie was released in 2007.
  7. GOAL is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the poorest of the poor. It is a non-denominational, non-governmental and non-political organisation.
  8. A goal in ice hockey is a scoring event where the puck enters a space inside a goal net considered to belong to one of the teams. Such a goal provides the opposite team with one point. ...
  9. Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports. It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface where scoring occurs. The structure of a goal can vary widely from sport to sport. ...
  10. Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (Get Set Goal) is a 2007 Bollywood film. It was released on 23 November 2007, produced by Ronnie Screwvala and directed by Vivek Agnihotri and is under the UTV Motion Pictures banner. The film stars John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani. ...
  11. A result that one is attempting to achieve; In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object; 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; A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. ...
  12. (Goals) The short and long-range targets for swimmers to aim for.
  13. (Goals) aims of a broad, long-term nature as opposed to objectives which are more explicit and relate to a specified time period. See Objectives.
  14. (Goals) Good faith, quantitative employment objectives which employers voluntarily set as the minimum progress they can make within a certain time period (usually one year) to correct underutilization of protected classes in their work force.
  15. (GOALS) general statements of anticipated project outcomes; usually more global in scope than objectives and not expected to be measurable; if used, goals should be supported by well-stated objectives.
  16. (Goals) A list of skills and/or behaviors that a parent, teacher and child will be aiming for over the next year. They are based on the child’s needs.
  17. (Goals) Specific objectives of specific systems and may be otherwise referred to as operating or program objectives or goals, operating standards, performance levels, targets, or expected results.
  18. (Goals) A text box on the Add Project screen where you can list the team's general or specific goals for a project.
  19. Goals are objective, measurable expectations set to measure progress toward desired results.
  20. (Goals) statements that illustrate what your program/project/organization is trying to achieve and establish a direction for program priorities.
  21. (2011 goals) My biggest goals are to grow my event business and grow sales overall. We've had a couple of tough years, like everybody, but I think things are starting to look up a little bit. We'd like to see things turn around.
  22. (GOALS) Spiritual, Material, Metaphysical and Experiential things that Kevin seeks to manifest.
  23. (GOALS) Teacher: Teach mathematics as the “Language of Science” through Inquiry and Discovery. Student: Realize that objective science and pure mathematics demonstartes beyond the shawdow of a doubt that evolution is impossible.
  24. (GOALS) are part of affirmative action programs and serve to eliminate employment disparities and the effects of past discrimination. ...
  25. (Goals (PLRGs)) Pollutant Load Reduction Goals are defined as estimated numeric reductions in pollutant loadings needed to preserve or restore designated uses of receiving bodies of water and maintain water quality consistent with applicable state water quality standards. ...