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Noun goal has 4 senses

goal, end - 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"
--₁ is a kind of content, cognitive content, mental object
--₁ is a part of plan of action
--₁ has particulars:
aim, object, objective, target; bourn, bourne; end-all; destination, terminus; no-goal; purpose, intent, intention, aim, design; intention
goal - a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"
--₂ is a kind of score
--₂ has particulars: own goal
goal - game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
--₃ is a kind of game equipment
--₃ has part: bar; goalpost
--₃ has particulars: basket, basketball hoop, hoop; net
finish, destination, goal - the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view"
--₄ is a kind of end
--₄ has particulars: finishing line, finish line