OWN GOAL

Pronunciation (US):

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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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