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- Dictionaryjoust/dʒaʊst/
verb
- 1. (of a medieval knight) engage in a sporting contest in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances: historical "to joust, a man must have an opponent to ride against"
- 2. compete closely for superiority: "the guerrillas jousted for supremacy"
noun
- 1. a medieval sporting contest in which two opponents on horseback fought with lances: "the king and the young knights at court passed their time in jousts, tournaments, and the chase"
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JOUST definition: 1. (in the past) to fight with a lance (= a long pointed weapon) while riding on a horse…. Learn more.
noun. 1. a. : a combat on horseback between two knights with lances especially as part of a tournament.
noun. a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances. this type of combat fought in a highly formalized manner as part of a tournament. jousts, a tournament. a personal competition or struggle.
To joust is to fight against someone, usually using lances, on horseback. Such a contest is called a joust . If you've ever seen a movie or TV show about medieval times, you might have seen two knights jousting.
JOUST meaning: 1. (in the past) to fight with a lance (= a long pointed weapon) while riding on a horse…. Learn more.
1. a combat in which two mounted knights armed with lances attempted to unhorse each other, esp. as part of a tournament. 2. a personal competition or struggle. v.i. 3. to engage in a joust.
Jun 2, 2024 · joust (third-person singular simple present jousts, present participle jousting, simple past and past participle jousted) To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt. ( slang) To touch penises while engaging in a sex act, especially oral sex.
Definition of 'joust' Word Frequency. joust. (dʒaʊst ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense jousts, present participle jousting, past tense, past participle jousted. 1. reciprocal verb. When two or more people or organizations joust, they compete to see who is better. [literary] Lawyers for the two parties joust in the courtroom.
Joust definition: A personal competition or combat suggestive of combat with lances.
noun. /dʒaʊst/. /dʒaʊst/. an event in which people fight on horses using a long stick (= a lance) to try to knock the other person off their horse, especially as part of a formal contest in the past. a medieval joust.
