goalie
goalie · goalies · goalied · goalieing
To act as a goalie, to tend the goals, to mind the netTo act as a goalie, to tend the goals, to mind the net.
UK/ˈɡəʊl.i/US/ˈɡoʊli/
» Tom is a really good goalie.
Том очень хороший вратарь.
Том дуже добрий воротар.
Том дуже добрий голкіпер.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial)To act as a goalie, to tend the goals, to mind the net.
Examples
21 sentencesTom is a really good goalie.
Том дуже добрий воротар.
ruТом очень хороший вратарь.
Is it hard being a goalie?
I know Tom isn't a very good goalie.
I know Tom is a really good goalie.
I know that Tom isn't a very good goalie.
Origin
Clipping of goalkeeper or goaltender + -ie.Clipping of goalkeeper or goaltender + -ie.
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Forms
goalies, goalieing, goalied, goaliedSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle