ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: goal (I) + tending , from gerund of tend (I)
1. : the act of guarding a goal (as in hockey)
2. : a violation of the rules that involves touching or deflecting a basketball on its downward path toward the basket or on or within its rim