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OWN GOAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defending
Example:
the own goal cost them the game
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("own goal" is a kind of...):
goal (a successful attempt at scoring)
Domain category:
association football; soccer (a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal)
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