goalkeep en · NOUN
Etymology
From goal + keep.
Meanings
- (colloquial) A goalkeeper or goaltender.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goalkeeps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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goalkeep en · VERB
Etymology
From goal + keep.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To goaltend.
By rights I ought to have been lolling in bed this morning, but Nancy was ill and I had to goalkeep for the Second.
2011, Eilidh Nisbet, Giddy Old School: The Diary of a Swot 1948-1951, page 268:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goalkeeping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| goalkept | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| goalkept | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| goalkeeps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |