Meanings
verbgoaltend (third-person singular simple present goaltends, present participle goaltending, simple past and past participle goaltended)
present singular third person goaltends · participle present goaltending · participle past goaltended · past goaltended
- intransitiveball gamesTo 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 - intransitivehobbiesTo act as a goaltender, to tend goal, to mind the nets.
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Translations
Spanish hacer un tapón ilegal, taponar ilegalmente
- hacer un tapón ilegalbasketball: interference with the ball on its downward path to the basket
- taponar ilegalmentebasketball: interference with the ball on its downward path to the basket
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APA
goaltend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goaltend
MLA
“goaltend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goaltend. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goaltend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goaltend.
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