The meaning of Joust

dʒaʊst

Joust – definition

verb
(of a medieval knight) engage in a sporting contest in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances.
Usage examples:
To joust, a man must have an opponent to ride against
Synonims:
Enter the lists Tourney Tilt Break a lance Fight Spar Contend Clash
verb
Compete closely for superiority.
Usage examples:
The guerrillas jousted for supremacy

noun
A medieval sporting contest in which two opponents on horseback fought with lances.
Usage examples:
The king and the young knights at court passed their time in jousts, tournaments, and the chase
Synonims:
Tournament Tourney Tilt The lists Combat Contest Fight Encounter Duel Passage of arms

verb
(in the past) to fight with a lance (= a long pointed weapon) while riding on a horse, especially as a sport
Usage examples:
The two teams are jousting for position at the top of the league.

verb
To compete, especially for power or control
Usage examples:
The two teams are jousting for position at the top of the league.

Joust translation into English

Joust: translate from English into Chinese

格斗

Joust: translate from English into Dutch

Steekspel, Toernooi, Steekspel houden

Joust: translate from English into French

Joute, Jouter

Joust: translate from English into German

Turnieren, Zweikampf im turnier, Im turnier kämpfen

Joust: translate from English into Hindi

झूठी लड़ाई, खेल में सवारों का द्वंद्वयुद्ध

Joust: translate from English into Italian

Giostra, Torneo

Joust: translate from English into Korean

시합, 마상 창시합, 말타고 창시합을 하다

Joust: translate from English into Russian

Состязание, Рыцарский турнир, Рыцарский поединок, Биться на поединке, Биться на турнире, Турнир

Joust: translate from English into Spanish

Justar

Word origin

Middle English (originally in the sense ‘join battle, engage’): from Old French jouster ‘bring together’, based on Latin juxta ‘near’.

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Joust – similar words

jousting

noun
A medieval sporting contest in which two opponents on horseback, typically knights, fight with lances.
Usage examples:
At the centre of the festivities were several days of jousting by armoured knights

verb
(of a medieval knight) engage in a sporting contest in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances.
Usage examples:
To joust, a man must have an opponent to ride against

verb
Present participle of joust
Usage examples:
The two teams are jousting for position at the top of the league.

All meanings and translations of Jousting

jousted

verb
(of a medieval knight) engage in a sporting contest in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances.
Usage examples:
To joust, a man must have an opponent to ride against

noun
A medieval sporting contest in which two opponents on horseback fought with lances.
Usage examples:
The king and the young knights at court passed their time in jousts, tournaments, and the chase

verb
Past simple and past participle of joust
Usage examples:
The two teams are jousting for position at the top of the league.

All meanings and translations of Jousted

Joust synonims

clash

noun
A violent confrontation.
Usage examples:
There have been minor clashes with security forces

verb
Meet and come into violent conflict.
Usage examples:
Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb
Crash together with violent impact

All meanings and translations of Clash

combat

noun
Fighting between armed forces.
Usage examples:
Five hurricanes were shot down in combat

verb
Take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable).
Usage examples:
An effort to combat drug trafficking

noun
Fighting during a time of war
Usage examples:
[ u ] a combat jacket/zone/casualty, [ u ] no one knew how many troops had died in combat., [ c ] t…

All meanings and translations of Combat

contend

verb
Struggle to surmount (a difficulty).
Usage examples:
She had to contend with his uncertain temper

verb
To compete in order to win something or to achieve a position of leadership
Usage examples:
The top tennis players in the world are contending for this title., [ + that clause ] i contend tha…

All meanings and translations of Contend

contest

noun
An event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity, or in a quality.
Usage examples:
A tennis contest

verb
Engage in competition to attain (a position of power).
Usage examples:
She declared her intention to contest the presidency

verb
Oppose (an action or theory) as mistaken or wrong.
Usage examples:
The former chairman contests his dismissal

All meanings and translations of Contest

duel

noun
A contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honour.
Usage examples:
Twice he had seriously wounded men in duels

verb
Fight a duel or duels.
Usage examples:
Shall we duel over this?

verb
A prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people

All meanings and translations of Duel

encounter

verb
Unexpectedly be faced with or experience (something hostile or difficult).
Usage examples:
We have encountered one small problem

noun
An unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something.
Usage examples:
She felt totally unnerved by the encounter

verb
To meet someone unexpectedly, or to experience, esp. something unpleasant
Usage examples:
In the kitchen i encountered a woman i had never seen before., he was shocked by the hostility he e…

All meanings and translations of Encounter

fight

verb
Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.
Usage examples:
The men were fighting

noun
A violent confrontation or struggle.
Usage examples:
He'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club

verb
Be engaged in a contest or struggle

All meanings and translations of Fight

spar

noun
A thick, strong pole such as is used for a mast or yard on a ship.
Usage examples:
The spars - those are those huge, diagonal sticks hanging from the masts - are the frame for the sa…

verb
Make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training.
Usage examples:
One contestant broke his nose while sparring

noun
A period or bout of sparring.
Usage examples:
Maybe she could beat him in a spar match, but he wouldn't find out until the annual martial arts to…

All meanings and translations of Spar

tilt

verb
Move or cause to move into a sloping position.
Usage examples:
The floor tilted slightly

noun
A sloping position or movement.
Usage examples:
The tilt of her head

verb
Lean over; tip

All meanings and translations of Tilt

tournament

noun
(in a sport or game) a series of contests between a number of competitors, competing for an overall prize.
Usage examples:
Can you foresee a time when gaming tournaments rival sports championships in terms of audience inte…

All meanings and translations of Tournament

tourney

ˈtʊə.nə.mənt

noun
A tournament, especially a medieval joust.
Usage examples:
In the thunder of the hunt today we hear echoes of the joust, the tourney and the cavalry charge.

verb
Take part in a medieval joust.
Usage examples:
French knights also tourneyed in england

noun
A competition involving many competitors in a single sport or game
Usage examples:
A chess/golf tournament

All meanings and translations of Tourney

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