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| goal |
the structure or area in certain sports into which a player must get a ball or puck in order to score. [2/3 definitions] |
| goalie |
A goalie is a certain type of player in soccer, hockey, or other sports that have a special place called a "goal" at each end of the playing area. The job of the goalie is to prevent the ball or puck from getting into the goal. If a player from the opposite team sends the puck or ball into the goal, their team will score. Another word for "goalie" is "goalkeeper." |
| hockey |
a sport played on ice, with two teams of six skating players; ice hockey. Each team tries to drive a puck into the other's goal using sticks; ice hockey. [1/2 definitions] |
| ice hockey |
a sport played on ice by two teams. In ice hockey, each person wears skates and plays with a long stick. Using the stick, players hit a flat disc called a puck and try to get it into the other team's goal, often by passing it from one team member to another across the ice. |
| puck |
the hard rubber disk that is used in ice hockey. Players try to hit the puck into the net to score a goal. |
| save1 |
a move by the goalkeeper that keeps a ball or puck from going into the goal. [1/4 definitions] |
| shoot |
When a basketball player shoots a ball, they send the ball with force towards a basket. When a hockey player shoots a puck, they send the puck with force towards the goal. [1/10 definitions] |
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