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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. b. jousts plural : tournament. 2. : a personal combat or competition : struggle. Examples of joust in a Sentence. Verb The knights jousted against each other.
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.
noun. 1. a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with lances. A tournament consisted of a series of such engagements. verb. 2. (intr; often foll by against or with) to encounter or engage in such a tournament. he jousted with five opponents. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
JOUST meaning: 1. (in the past) to fight with a lance (= a long pointed weapon) while riding on a horse…. Learn more.
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.
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. 4. to contend or compete.
Joust Definition. joust, jŭst, jo͝ost. jousted, jousting, jousts, justs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin Noun Verb. Filter (0) noun. jousts. A combat or contest with lances, as between two medieval knights on horseback; esp., such a formal combat as part of a tournament. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Definition of joust noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. joust. noun. /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. Join us.
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.
