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View synonyms for goalpost
goalpost
or goal post
[ gohl-pohst ]
noun
- a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football.
goalpost
/ ˈɡəʊlˌpəʊst /
noun
- either of two upright posts supporting the crossbar of a goal
- move the goalpoststo change the aims of an activity to ensure the desired results
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Word History and Origins
Origin of goalpost1
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences
As he did so he heard the right-hand goalpost crack as a pony cannoned into it—crack, splinter and fall like a mast.
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