Goaled

/ɡoʊld/ adjective

Definition

Having been put in goal or prison, or in sports, having scored a goal.

Etymology

Past participle of 'goal' used as a verb. In British English, 'goaled' relates to 'gaol' (prison), while in sports it means to have achieved a goal or scored.

Kelly Says

The dual meaning of 'goaled' reveals how 'goal' itself has two different historical roots—one meaning prison (from gaol) and one meaning the object of sport, and English happily borrowed both without confusion.

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