Jousted - English meaning

dʒaʊst

Jousted – definitions in English dictionary

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 listsTourneyTiltBreak a lanceFightSparContendClash
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

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

verb
(in the past) to fight with a lance (= a long pointed weapon) while riding on a horse, especially as a sport

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

Jousted translation into English

Jousted: translate from English into Chinese

格斗

Jousted: translate from English into Dutch

Steekspel, Steekspel houden

Jousted: translate from English into French

Jouté, Jouter

Jousted: translate from English into German

Turnier, Turnieren, Im turnier kämpfen

Jousted: translate from English into Hindi

बेदखल

Jousted: translate from English into Italian

Giostrato

Jousted: translate from English into Korean

시합, 말타고 창시합을 하다

Jousted: translate from English into Russian

Соревновались, Биться на турнире, Биться на поединке

Jousted: translate from English into Spanish

Justas, 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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Jousted – similar words

jousting

dʒaʊst

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.

Jousting - all meanings in English

joust

dʒaʊst

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
(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.

Joust - all meanings in English

Jousted synonims

clash

klæʃ

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

Clash - all meanings in English

contend

kənˈtend

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…

verb
To compete in order to win something
Usage examples:
Contend for there are three world-class tennis players contending for this title., contend against …

Contend - all meanings in English

fight

faɪt

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

Fight - all meanings in English

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…

Spar - all meanings in English

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

Tilt - all meanings in English

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

Tourney - all meanings in English

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