goalpost

goal·post

or goal post  (gōl′pōst′)

n.

1. One of a pair of posts usually joined with a crossbar to form a goal, as in soccer or ice hockey.

2. A post or a pair of posts supporting a crossbar and either supporting or extending into the uprights of a goal, as in football.

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goalpost

(ˈɡəʊlˌpəʊst)

n

1. (Team Sports, other than specified) either of two upright posts supporting the crossbar of a goal

2. move the goalposts to change the aims of an activity to ensure the desired results

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

goal′post`

or goal′ post`,

n.

a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football.

[1855–60]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

goalpost - one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field crossbar - long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts 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 post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" upright, vertical - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"

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Translations

قائِمة الهدف

branková tyč

målstolpe

Torpfosten

τέρμα

poteau

kapufa

markstöng

palo

målstolpe

bránková tyč

kale direği

门柱

goalpost

[ˈgəʊlpəʊst] N → poste m (de la portería)
to move the goalposts → cambiar las reglas del juego

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

goalpost

goal post [ˈgəʊlpəʊst] n → poteau m de but
to move the goalposts, to shift the goalposts (fig) → changer les règles du jeu

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

goalpost

[ˈgəʊlpəʊst] n → palo (della porta)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

goal

(gəul) noun

1. in football, rugby, hockey etc the act of kicking, hitting etc a ball between the goalposts; the point gained by doing this. He scored six goals. doel هَدَف гол gol gól das Tor mål τέρμα, γκολgol värav گل maali butשער गोल gol gól gol mark, stig goal, gol, rete ゴール (경기의) 득점, 골 įvartis vārti gol goal, doelpuntmålgol ګول golo gol гол gól gol gol mål ประตู gol 進球得分 гол فٹبال ، ہاکی وغیرہ میں ہدف ، گول bàn thắng; điểm 射门，得分（进球得的分）

2. an aim or purpose. My goal in life is to write a book. doelwit هَدَف في الحَياه цел objetivo cíl das Ziel mål σκοπός, στόχοςobjetivo, finalidad, meta eesmärk هدف tavoite butמטרה लक्ष्य, ध्येय cilj, svrha cél sasaran takmark scopo 目的 목표 tikslas, uždavinys mērķis matlamat doelmålcel, bramka مقصد finalidade scop, ţel цель cieľ cilj cilj mål จุดมุ่งหมาย amaç 目標 мета, ціль مقصد ، منزل mục tiêu cố gắng 目标

ˈgoalkeeper noun

(also keeper) a player, eg in hockey or football, whose job is to prevent members of the other team from scoring goals. doelwagter حامي المَرْمى вратар goleiro brankář der Torwart målmand τερματοφύλακαςportero väravavaht دروازه بان maalivahti gardien/-ienne de but שוער गोल रक्षक golman kapus penjaga gawang markvörður portiere ゴールキーパー 문지기 vartininkas vārtsargs penjaga gol keeper, doelmanmålvaktbramkarz ګول كيپر، ګول ساتونكى guarda-redes goalkeeper, portar вратарь brankár vratar golman målvakt ผู้รักษาประตู kaleci 守門員 воротар, голкіпер گول کی حفاظت کے لیے مقررہ کھلاڑی thủ thành 守门员

ˈgoalpost noun

one of the two upright posts which form the goal in football, rugby, hockey etc. doelpaal قائِمة الهدف греда trave branková tyč der Torpfosten målstolpe δοκάρι εστίας poste väravapost تیر عمودی دروازه maalitolppa poteauקורה गोल का खम्भा prečka gola kapufa tiang gawang markstöng palo della porta ゴールポスト 골대 vartų stulpas vārtu stienis tiang gol doelpaalmålstolpesłupek عمودي لاره trave da baliza poartă стоика ворот, штанга bránková tyč gol stativa målstolpe เสาประตู kale direği 門柱 стійка воріт گول کے دونوں عمودی ڈنڈوں میں سے کوئی cột gôn 门柱

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to score a goal (not gaol).
to put a criminal in gaol (not goal).

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