goaltend en · VERB
Etymology
From goal + tend.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To engage in goaltending, interference with the ball on its downward path to the basket
Amazingly, of Fly's first eight shots two are blocked, three go in, and three are goaltended.
2004, Rick Teland, Heaven is a Playground, →ISBN, page 108:
- (intransitive) To act as a goaltender, to tend goal, to mind the nets.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goaltends | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| goaltended | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| goaltended | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| goaltending | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
goaltending · tend goal · goaltender
Synonyms
netmind · goalkeep · goalie · tend goal
Translations (2)
es hacer un tapón ilegal (basketball: interference with the ball on its downward path to the basket) · es taponar ilegalmente (basketball: interference with the ball on its downward path to the basket)