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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
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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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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" |
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قائِمة الهدف
branková tyč
målstolpe
kapufa
markstöng
bránková tyč
kale direği
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 butto move the goalposts, to shift the goalposts (fig) → changer les règles du jeu
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
goal
(gəul) noun1. 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.
2. an aim or purpose. My goal in life is to write a book.
ˈgoalkeeper noun (also keeper) a player, eg in hockey or football, whose job is to prevent members of the other team from scoring goals.
ˈgoalpost noun one of the two upright posts which form the goal in football, rugby, hockey etc.
to score a goal (not gaol).
to put a criminal in gaol (not goal).
to put a criminal in gaol (not goal).
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