goalpostn.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊlpəʊst/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊlˌpoʊst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: goal n., post n.¹

Etymology: < goal n. + post n.¹

†1. The finishing point of a race or a marker by which this point is signified; = goal n. 2a. Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1834 in figurative context with reference to the achievement of an aim or desired outcome.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > starting or finishing mark > finishing mark

marklOE

glovec1380

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winning-post1759

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tape1867

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1834 Georgian Era IV. 447/2 He hurries on with reckless and unshrinking strides, to the goal-post of his ambition, crushing..every obstacle in his path.

2. In various team sports: each of a set of upright posts, typically a pair, which form part of a goal (goal n. 4a(a)). Also: something serving as such a post. Frequently in plural. Cf. post n.¹ 5e.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > [noun] > ground > goal-post or bar

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1842 Haileybury Observer 20 Apr. 25 Goal posts, innocent of a single goal having been made under their auspices.

1886 Football, Lacrosse, Rounders: Laws 26 In the event of a [lacrosse]goal-post being knocked down during a match.

1947 Life 17 Nov. 65/1 Once someone else has scored a touchdown, Agajanian trots out and kicks the ball between the goal posts for the extra point.

1954 N.Y. Times 17 Oct. s5/1 Larry Popein scooped the puck out of a face-off, Ron Murphy got it back to Chrystal, and his sizzler bounced off the goalpost, hit Lumley and deflected in.

1968 K. Denton Walk around my Cluttered Mind 153 Fanatic about Australian Rules football, that bastard child of Rugby, played on an oval pitch with four goal-posts at each end.

1989 R. Holt Sport & Brit. (BNC) v The son learned his football in a shared backyard or on patches of grit and oily grass... Jackets made goal-posts.

2015 Daily Mail (Nexis) 6 Nov. It is easy to imagine Ruddy as a leader on the battlefield, but instead his talent between the goalposts was spotted by Cambridge United.

a. Originally Rugby. In plural. With the. Either of two sets of posts, one at or near each end of the pitch and typically consisting of a pair of uprights joined by a crossbar, which form an area or space into or through which players attempt to send the ball as a means of scoring.Such a target for scoring is also commonly referred to in this way in American football (see also sense 3b), Australian Rules football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, and hurling.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > parts of pitch

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field of play1871

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1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. v. 114 The sixth-form boy who has the charge of goal, has spread his force (the goal-keepers) so as to occupy the whole space behind the goal-posts.

1895 Western Mail (Cardiff) 15 Apr. 7/2 Scrimmaging took place right under the Cardiff goalposts.

1910 W. Camp Bk. of Foot-ball vi. 228 The gallows-like arrangements at the ends of the field are the goal-posts, and in order to score a goal the ball must be kicked over a cross-bar extending between the posts.

1987 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 17 Mar. 13 The crush was so awful it was like being behind the goalposts at Collingwood in the days when Australian Rules football was popular.

1997 Irish Times (Nexis) 13 Sept. 2 Jimmy Kelly sent the ball surging through the appalling downpour towards the Cork goalposts.

2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 15 Jan. 74 Elton Moncrieff's attempted drop goal from under the Llanelli posts was heading drunkenly wide of the goalposts.

b. American Football. In singular. With the. Either of two sets of posts, one at each end of the field, consisting of a pair of uprights joined at the base by a crossbar, which is held in an elevated position by a (curved) support, forming a space through which players attempt to kick the ball as a means of scoring.More usually referred to as the goalposts; see sense 3a.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > [noun] > scoring > field of play > specific part

tape1867

goalpost1882

end zone1916

red zone1972

1882 Boston Sunday Globe 26 Nov. 8/1 Beck rushed in and down it [sc. the ball] went right under the goal post.

1921 Mich. Alumnus 17 Nov. 180/2 The ball rolled to the 1-yard line directly in front of the goal post.

1985 Washington Post 2 Aug. c1/1 Normally, you couldn't get a real football player to watch kickers compete without offering to renegotiate his contract under the goalpost.

2016 Akron (Ohio) Beacon Jrnl. (Nexis) 4 Feb. b1 The kicker sends a ball soaring through the goalpost.

Phrases

to move (also shift) the goalposts and variants: to alter the terms of a procedure, agreement, etc., before its completion or conclusion, esp. unfairly or covertly; to change the rules or requirements for something.

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1924 Scotsman 3 May 10/4 His personal view was that..the Liberals, having been beaten, not only wanted to change the rules of the game, but wanted to shift the goal posts because they could not play any more.

1958 M. Carpenter in R. M. Cooper Two Ends of Log 89 If we are going to stimulate students to make critical value judgements we have to be realistic about the goals of the student and then try to move the goal post.

1984 Financial Times 29 June 44/6 The impression that it has now moved the goal-posts is only enhanced by the quite arbitrary introduction of a 10 per cent ceiling on allocations.

1993 Speedway Star 13 Feb. 15/1 I can't believe with the new season so close and with most teams having already signed some riders, that they are now moving the goalposts again.

2005 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 3 Jan. 9 Our schools have an excellent historical track record for teaching and learning. So why are measures being considered to move the goalposts on the pretext of religion and culture?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	goalpost
释义	goalpostn. Brit. /ˈɡəʊlpəʊst/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊlˌpoʊst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: goal n., post n.¹ Etymology: < goal n. + post n.¹ †1. The finishing point of a race or a marker by which this point is signified; = goal n. 2a. Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1834 in figurative context with reference to the achievement of an aim or desired outcome. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > starting or finishing mark > finishing mark marklOE glovec1380 goal1531 winning-post1759 ending-post1760 goalpost1834 tape1867 the line1892 finishing-post1895 finish line1899 1834 Georgian Era IV. 447/2 He hurries on with reckless and unshrinking strides, to the goal-post of his ambition, crushing..every obstacle in his path. 2. In various team sports: each of a set of upright posts, typically a pair, which form part of a goal (goal n. 4a(a)). Also: something serving as such a post. Frequently in plural. Cf. post n.¹ 5e. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > [noun] > ground > goal-post or bar goal1577 goalpost1842 crossbar1857 goal bar1862 side post1863 stick1876 bar1882 upright1910 1842 Haileybury Observer 20 Apr. 25 Goal posts, innocent of a single goal having been made under their auspices. 1886 Football, Lacrosse, Rounders: Laws 26 In the event of a [lacrosse]goal-post being knocked down during a match. 1947 Life 17 Nov. 65/1 Once someone else has scored a touchdown, Agajanian trots out and kicks the ball between the goal posts for the extra point. 1954 N.Y. Times 17 Oct. s5/1 Larry Popein scooped the puck out of a face-off, Ron Murphy got it back to Chrystal, and his sizzler bounced off the goalpost, hit Lumley and deflected in. 1968 K. Denton Walk around my Cluttered Mind 153 Fanatic about Australian Rules football, that bastard child of Rugby, played on an oval pitch with four goal-posts at each end. 1989 R. Holt Sport & Brit. (BNC) v The son learned his football in a shared backyard or on patches of grit and oily grass... Jackets made goal-posts. 2015 Daily Mail (Nexis) 6 Nov. It is easy to imagine Ruddy as a leader on the battlefield, but instead his talent between the goalposts was spotted by Cambridge United. 3. a. Originally Rugby. In plural. With the. Either of two sets of posts, one at or near each end of the pitch and typically consisting of a pair of uprights joined by a crossbar, which form an area or space into or through which players attempt to send the ball as a means of scoring.Such a target for scoring is also commonly referred to in this way in American football (see also sense 3b), Australian Rules football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, and hurling. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > parts of pitch touch1845 goalpost1857 goal line1860 touch-in-goal1863 field of play1871 twenty-five1877 dead-ball line1892 in-goal1897 try line1898 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. v. 114 The sixth-form boy who has the charge of goal, has spread his force (the goal-keepers) so as to occupy the whole space behind the goal-posts. 1895 Western Mail (Cardiff) 15 Apr. 7/2 Scrimmaging took place right under the Cardiff goalposts. 1910 W. Camp Bk. of Foot-ball vi. 228 The gallows-like arrangements at the ends of the field are the goal-posts, and in order to score a goal the ball must be kicked over a cross-bar extending between the posts. 1987 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 17 Mar. 13 The crush was so awful it was like being behind the goalposts at Collingwood in the days when Australian Rules football was popular. 1997 Irish Times (Nexis) 13 Sept. 2 Jimmy Kelly sent the ball surging through the appalling downpour towards the Cork goalposts. 2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 15 Jan. 74 Elton Moncrieff's attempted drop goal from under the Llanelli posts was heading drunkenly wide of the goalposts. b. American Football. In singular. With the. Either of two sets of posts, one at each end of the field, consisting of a pair of uprights joined at the base by a crossbar, which is held in an elevated position by a (curved) support, forming a space through which players attempt to kick the ball as a means of scoring.More usually referred to as the goalposts; see sense 3a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > [noun] > scoring > field of play > specific part tape1867 goalpost1882 end zone1916 red zone1972 1882 Boston Sunday Globe 26 Nov. 8/1 Beck rushed in and down it [sc. the ball] went right under the goal post. 1921 Mich. Alumnus 17 Nov. 180/2 The ball rolled to the 1-yard line directly in front of the goal post. 1985 Washington Post 2 Aug. c1/1 Normally, you couldn't get a real football player to watch kickers compete without offering to renegotiate his contract under the goalpost. 2016 Akron (Ohio) Beacon Jrnl. (Nexis) 4 Feb. b1 The kicker sends a ball soaring through the goalpost. Phrases to move (also shift) the goalposts and variants: to alter the terms of a procedure, agreement, etc., before its completion or conclusion, esp. unfairly or covertly; to change the rules or requirements for something. ΚΠ 1924 Scotsman 3 May 10/4 His personal view was that..the Liberals, having been beaten, not only wanted to change the rules of the game, but wanted to shift the goal posts because they could not play any more. 1958 M. Carpenter in R. M. Cooper Two Ends of Log 89 If we are going to stimulate students to make critical value judgements we have to be realistic about the goals of the student and then try to move the goal post. 1984 Financial Times 29 June 44/6 The impression that it has now moved the goal-posts is only enhanced by the quite arbitrary introduction of a 10 per cent ceiling on allocations. 1993 Speedway Star 13 Feb. 15/1 I can't believe with the new season so close and with most teams having already signed some riders, that they are now moving the goalposts again. 2005 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 3 Jan. 9 Our schools have an excellent historical track record for teaching and learning. So why are measures being considered to move the goalposts on the pretext of religion and culture? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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