Meaning

• A result that one is attempting to achieve.

  "My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie."

• 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. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer.

Meaning

• To score a goal.