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Meaning of goal

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  goal
      n 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" [syn: {goal},
           {end}]
      2: 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" [syn: {finish},
         {destination}, {goal}]
      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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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