goal

noun

1. 1

   a successful attempt at scoring

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

2. 2

   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. 3

   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

4. 4

   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