joust (verb)

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• joust — ► VERB 1) (of a medieval knight) engage in a contest in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances. 2) compete for superiority. ► NOUN ▪ a jousting contest. DERIVATIVES jouster noun. ORIGIN Old French jouster bring together , from Latin …   English terms dictionary

• joust — [ dʒaust ] verb intransitive 1. ) to argue or compete 2. ) if two people riding horses joust, they fight by riding toward each other and trying to hit each other with a LANCE (=long stick) ╾ joust noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• joust — verb (I) to fight with lances (=long sticks) while riding a horse joust noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• joust — UK [dʒaʊst] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms joust : present tense I/you/we/they joust he/she/it jousts present participle jousting past tense jousted past participle jousted 1) to argue or compete 2) if two people riding horses joust, they… …   English dictionary

• joust — I. intransitive verb Etymology: 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 Date: 14th century 1. a. to fight on horseback as a knight or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• joust — [13] The underlying meaning of joust is simply an ‘encounter’. The word came from Old French juster, which originally meant ‘bring together’, and hence by extension ‘join battle’ and ‘fight on horse back’. The Old French verb goes back to Vulgar… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• joust — [13] The underlying meaning of joust is simply an ‘encounter’. The word came from Old French juster, which originally meant ‘bring together’, and hence by extension ‘join battle’ and ‘fight on horse back’. The Old French verb goes back to Vulgar… …   Word origins

• joust — /dʒaʊst / (say jowst) noun 1. Also, just. a combat in which two armoured knights or men at arms on horseback opposed each other with lances. 2. (plural) Also, just. a tournament. 3. a public struggle or dispute between individuals. –verb (i) 4.… …  

• joust — 1. noun /dʒaʊst/ A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men at arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field. 2. verb /dʒaʊst/ To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt …   Wiktionary

• joust — [dʒaʊst] verb 1》 [often as noun jousting] (of a medieval knight) engage in a contest in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances. 2》 compete for superiority. noun a jousting contest. Derivatives jouster noun Origin ME: from OFr. jouster …   English new terms dictionary

• jouster — joust ► VERB 1) (of a medieval knight) engage in a contest in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances. 2) compete for superiority. ► NOUN ▪ a jousting contest. DERIVATIVES jouster noun. ORIGIN Old French jouster bring together , from… …   English terms dictionary