GOAL

• (noun) a successful attempt at scoring

  "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"

• (noun) game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : end

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : destination , finish

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