1.the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it;
the ends justify the means
2.a successful attempt at scoring;
the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play
3.game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
4.the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey);
a crowd assembled at the finish