What does "goaltend" mean?

To engage in goaltending, interference with the ball on its downward path to the basket

What is a synonym for "goaltend"?

Common synonyms include: goalie, goalkeep, netmind, tend goal, tend goal.

verb

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Verb

1
To engage in goaltending, interference with the ball on its downward path to the basket intransitive
"Amazingly, of Fly's first eight shots two are blocked, three go in, and three are goaltended."
2
To act as a goaltender, to tend goal, to mind the nets. intransitive

"Amazingly, of Fly's first eight shots two are blocked, three go in, and three are goaltended."

From goal + tend.

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