goal

n. இலக்கு, குறிக்கோள், முயற்சி நோக்கம், உயர்அவா நோக்கம், பயண எல்லை, பந்தய முடிவெல்லை, ஆட்ட இலக்குக்குறியிடம், பந்தாட்டத்தில் பந்தைக் குறியிடம்பட அடித்த கெலிப்பெண், பண்டை ரோமபுரியில் தேரோட்டப்பந்தயத்தில் திரும்புகட்டக் கம்பம்.

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Goal, n. Etym: [F. gaule pole, Prov. F. waule, of German origin; cf. Fries. walu staff, stick, rod, Goth. walus, Icel. völr a round stick; prob. akin to E. wale.] 1. The mark set to bound a race, and to or around which the constestants run, or from which they start to return to it again; the place at which a race or a journey is to end. Part curb their fiery steeds, or shun the goal With rapid wheels. Milton. 2. The final purpose or aim; the end to which a design tends, or which a person aims to reach or attain. Each individual seeks a several goal. Pope. 3. A base, station, or bound used in various games; in football, a line between two posts across which the ball must pass in order to score; also, the act of kicking the ball over the line between the goal posts. Goal keeper, the player charged with the defense of the goal.

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