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goaltends

goaltends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of goaltend.

Meaning of goaltend

Verb

goaltend (third-person singular simple present goaltends, present participle goaltending, simple past and past participle goaltended)

  1. (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
  2. (intransitive) To act as a goaltender, to tend goal, to mind the nets.

Questions about goaltends

What is goaltends the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goaltends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of goaltend.

Words near goaltends in the dictionary

  1. goaltend
  2. goaltended
  3. goaltender
  4. goaltenders
  5. goaltending
  6. goaltends
  7. goalward
  8. goalwards
  9. goam
  10. goamed
  11. goaming

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