goaltend
goaltend verb: to engage in goaltending, interference with the ball on its downward path to the basket.
Verb
goaltend (third-person singular simple present goaltends, present participle goaltending, simple past and past participle goaltended)
- 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
- To act as a goaltender, to tend goal, to mind the nets.
Synonyms of goaltend
Forms of goaltend
| third-person singular present | goaltends |
|---|---|
| present participle | goaltending |
| past participle | goaltended |
| past | goaltended |
Origin of goaltend
From goal + tend.
Questions about goaltend
- What does goaltend mean?
- Goaltend means to engage in goaltending, interference with the ball on its downward path to the basket.
- What part of speech is goaltend?
- Goaltend is a verb.
- What is the past tense of goaltend?
- The past tense of goaltend is goaltended.
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