- the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it;
"the ends justify the means"
- the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey);
"a crowd assembled at the finish" "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view"
- game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
- a successful attempt at scoring;
"the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"
