<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end: Her goal was clear—to get accepted to Yale</li><li>Synonyms: intention, intent, objective, object, purpose, target</li><li>the terminal point in a race</li><li>Synonyms: finish</li><li>a pole, line, or other marker by which such a point is indicated</li><li>an area, basket, cage, or other object or structure toward or into which players of various games attempt to throw, carry, kick, hit, or drive a ball, puck, etc., to score a point or points</li><li>the act of throwing, carrying, kicking, driving, etc., a ball or puck into such an area or object</li><li>the score made by this act</li><li>#goals, goals (used especially as a hashtag in social media in reference to things or people one aspires to or wants to emulate): Graduating debt-free is goals</li><li>My #goals have been forever altered by your new #thinspo profile pic</li><li>Got my kids to eat their pizza without picking off the spinach and mushrooms</li></ul>