(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
In games such as football, netball or hockey, the ~ is the space into which the players try to get the ball in order to score a point for their team.
David Seaman was back in the Arsenal ~ after breaking a knuckle.
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2.
In games such as football or hockey, a ~ is when a player gets the ball into the ~, or the point that is scored by doing this.
They scored five ~s in the first half of the match...
The scorer of the winning ~.
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3.
Something that is your ~ is something that you hope to achieve, especially when much time and effort will be needed.
It’s a matter of setting your own ~s and following them...
The ~ is to raise as much money as possible.
= aim, objective
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