joust
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/dʒaʊst/
🇬🇧
/dʒaʊst/
noun
R
A competition in which people on horses try to knock each other off using long sticks.
In the movie, the knights participated in an exciting joust.
R
A verbal argument or debate, often in a formal or public setting.
The two politicians engaged in a fierce joust during the live debate.
intransitive verb
R
To participate in a horseback competition, trying to knock an opponent off using a long stick.
The knights jousted for honor and glory in the royal tournament.
R
To engage in a verbal argument or debate.
The two debaters jousted with their sharp wit and clever arguments.
translation
A competition in which people on horses try to knock each other off using long sticks.; A verbal argument or debate, often in a formal or public setting.
To participate in a horseback competition, trying to knock an opponent off using a long stick.; To engage in a verbal argument or debate.
Word Forms
3rd Present
jousts
Past
jousted
Perfect
jousted
Progressive
jousting
Plural
jousts