joust
noun
- a combat with lances between two knights on horseback; esp., such a formal combat as part of a tournament
- a tournament
intransitive verb
to engage in a joust
See joust in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(joust, jŭst, jo͞ost) also just (jŭst)
nouna. A combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances; a tilting match.
b. jousts A series of tilting matches; a tournament.
- A personal competition or combat suggestive of combat with lances: a politician who relishes a joust with reporters.
intransitive verb joust·ed also
just·ed,
joust·ing also
just·ing,
jousts also
justs - To engage in mounted combat with lances; tilt.
- To engage in a personal combat or competition.
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