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English noun: goal | |||
| 1. | goal (cognition) the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it | ||
| Samples | The ends justify the means. | ||
| Synonyms | end | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aim, aim, bourn, bourne, design, destination, end-all, intent, intention, intention, no-goal, object, objective, purpose, target, terminus | ||
| Part meronym | plan of action | ||
| 2. | goal (location) the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) | ||
| Samples | A crowd assembled at the finish. He was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view. | ||
| Synonyms | destination, finish | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, terminal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | finish line, finishing line | ||
| 3. | goal (artifact) game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | game equipment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | basket, basketball hoop, hoop, net | ||
| Part holonym | bar, goalpost | ||
| 4. | goal (act) a successful attempt at scoring | ||
| Samples | The winning goal came with less than a minute left to play. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | score | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | own goal | ||
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