joust
1 of 2verb
ˈjau̇st 
sometimes
ˈjəst or
ˈjüst jousted; jousting; jousts
intransitive verb
1
a
: to fight on horseback as a knight or man-at-arms
b
: to engage in combat with lances on horseback
2
: to engage in combat or competition as if in a joust
jousting debaters
jousting bighorn rams
jouster noun
joust
2 of 2noun
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
Example Sentences
Verb The knights jousted against each other.
Recent Examples on the Web
Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022 Though many Trump supporters dismiss the importance of expertise, there would still be great political appeal to a tough, right-wing conservative who can also joust on the details of policy. Julian Zelizer, CNN, 23 June 2022 Visitors can see performers joust on horses, sword fight and compete in other games of skill. Phil Mccausland, NBC News, 29 June 2022 Postal officials hoped the truck procurement would go smoothly with policymakers and signal that the mail agency was evolving to meet new business opportunities and joust with its private-sector competitors. Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022 That would be such a luxury, to joust over how the words are a declaration of inequality between men and women, a suggestion that women have been infantilized so that they can be ordered around and kept in their place. Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2022 There were some very serious corporations’ very serious heavy hitters assembled to joust for seats on the committee. Greg Story, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021 More human interaction, to be sure, but a return to the courtroom also revives the chance to joust with each other, through questions addressed to the lawyers. Joan Biskupic, CNN, 8 Oct. 2021 The other six legs function primarily to motor the arachnid around, though the fourth pair can also sport seriously stabby spines, used by some harvestmen to pinch predatory flatworms in two or to joust for access to mates. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2021 Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 July 2022 While most of the joust competitors have fairly basic or traditional armor, Daemon enters the competition wearing a helmet covered with ornate designs and protruding dragon wings. WIRED, 24 Aug. 2022 Daemon, clad in elaborate dragon armor, trolls Hightower by challenging his son and using his joust to trip the young Hightower's horse, injuring him. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Experience our legendary full-contact joust as courageous knights engage in battles of skill to entertain the Queen. San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Aug. 2022 Records from the 14th century show that King Edward III celebrated 50 years on the throne, his Golden Jubilee, with a week-long joust and a procession from the Tower of London. William Booth, Washington Post, 2 June 2022 Nielsen is in the midst of a months-long joust with some of its biggest clients, the nation’s TV networks. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Mar. 2022 Three jousting matches will take place each day: The princesses' joust is at noon and the princes trot on at 2:30 p.m. Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2022 The commercial showed a character from the HBO series defeating the Bud Knight in a joust and then killing him in no uncertain terms. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Dec. 2021 See More
Verb
Rhaenyra watches the meeting with Rhaenys, the two of whom verbally joust over the possibility of a woman becoming Queen; shafted before, Rhaenys wishes to persuade Rhaenyra to give up hope and accept her role. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022 Though many Trump supporters dismiss the importance of expertise, there would still be great political appeal to a tough, right-wing conservative who can also joust on the details of policy. Julian Zelizer, CNN, 23 June 2022 Visitors can see performers joust on horses, sword fight and compete in other games of skill. Phil Mccausland, NBC News, 29 June 2022 Postal officials hoped the truck procurement would go smoothly with policymakers and signal that the mail agency was evolving to meet new business opportunities and joust with its private-sector competitors. Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022 That would be such a luxury, to joust over how the words are a declaration of inequality between men and women, a suggestion that women have been infantilized so that they can be ordered around and kept in their place. Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2022 There were some very serious corporations’ very serious heavy hitters assembled to joust for seats on the committee. Greg Story, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021 More human interaction, to be sure, but a return to the courtroom also revives the chance to joust with each other, through questions addressed to the lawyers. Joan Biskupic, CNN, 8 Oct. 2021 The other six legs function primarily to motor the arachnid around, though the fourth pair can also sport seriously stabby spines, used by some harvestmen to pinch predatory flatworms in two or to joust for access to mates. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2021 Noun
But his idea of rehearsal is no mere verbal joust around a table. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 July 2022 While most of the joust competitors have fairly basic or traditional armor, Daemon enters the competition wearing a helmet covered with ornate designs and protruding dragon wings. WIRED, 24 Aug. 2022 Daemon, clad in elaborate dragon armor, trolls Hightower by challenging his son and using his joust to trip the young Hightower's horse, injuring him. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Experience our legendary full-contact joust as courageous knights engage in battles of skill to entertain the Queen. San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Aug. 2022 Records from the 14th century show that King Edward III celebrated 50 years on the throne, his Golden Jubilee, with a week-long joust and a procession from the Tower of London. William Booth, Washington Post, 2 June 2022 Nielsen is in the midst of a months-long joust with some of its biggest clients, the nation’s TV networks. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Mar. 2022 Three jousting matches will take place each day: The princesses' joust is at noon and the princes trot on at 2:30 p.m. Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2022 The commercial showed a character from the HBO series defeating the Bud Knight in a joust and then killing him in no uncertain terms. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French juster to unite, joust, from Vulgar Latin *juxtare, from Latin juxta near; akin to Latin jungere to join — more at yoke
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
joust 1 of 2
verb
ˈjau̇st
jousted; jousting
: to take part in a combat on horseback with a lance
joust
2 of 2noun
: a combat on horseback between two knights with lances
jousted
verb
as in fought
of knights in the Middle Ages to engage in battle on horseback with lances The knights jousted against each other. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- fought
- dueled
- battled
- wrestled
- duelled
- batted
- sparred
- pounded
- combated
- brawled
- smacked
- knocked
- thwacked
- slugged
- thumped
- slapped
- banged
- buffeted
- bopped
- whacked
- battered
- slammed
- punched
- clobbered
- hammered
- swatted
- bashed
- hit
- walloped
- whaled
- tussled
- swiped
- bludgeoned
- socked
- smote
- combatted
- struck
- belted
- slogged
- pasted
- grappled
- boxed
- collided
- beat
- scuffled
- skirmished (with)
- clashed (with)
- bumped
- warred (against)
- scrimmaged (with)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- submitted
- surrendered
- gave up
- line off
- line officer
- line one's pockets
- line organization
- line out
- line pattern
- line plate
- line printer
- line red
- line rental
- line resin
- line rider
- line scale
- line score
- line screen
- line space
- line space lever
- line spacer
- line spectrum
- line squall
- line storm
- line tree
- line up
- line voltage
- line-firing