joust

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/d͡ʒaʊst/Canada/d͡ʒʌʊst/also/d͡ʒuːst/also/d͡ʒʌst/

noun

A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

“medieval joust”

Similar
tilt
OriginOld French jouster ← Vulgar Latin *juxtō, *iuxtō, *iuxtāre ← Latin iūxta →
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Meanings

nounjoust (plural jousts)

plural jousts · alternative just

  1. A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

    medieval joust

    Synonyms: tilt

verbjoust (third-person singular simple present jousts, present participle jousting, simple past and past participle jousted)

present singular third person jousts · participle present jousting · participle past jousted · past jousted · alternative just

  1. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.

    The knights prepared to joust in the tournament.

  2. To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue. (used of two people, both of whom participate more or less equally)

    verbally joust

    1 more example

    Politicians often joust with words during debates.

  3. slangTo touch penises while engaging in a sex act, especially oral sex.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

Similar
tilt

More synonyms by meaning

nouna combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

Similar
tilt
Broader
strugglebattle
Also see
contesttilt

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latiniūxta“close to”
  2. Vulgar Latin*juxtō, *iuxtō, *iuxtāre
  3. Old Frenchjouster
  4. Englishjoust

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French jouster (modern French jouter), from Vulgar Latin *juxtō, *iuxtō, *iuxtāre, from Latin iūxta (“close to”). English since the early 14th century.

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Translations

Bulgarian рицарски двубой
  • рицарски двубой (ricarski dvuboj)a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
Catalan justa, justar
  • justaa mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • justarengage in mock combat on horseback
Chinese Mandarin 馬上長矛比武 /马上长矛比武, 比武
  • 馬上長矛比武 /马上长矛比武 (mǎshàng chángmáo bǐwǔ)a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • 比武 (bǐwǔ)a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
Czech klání, souboj
  • klánía mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • souboja mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • soupeřenía mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • klát seengage in mock combat on horseback
  • bojovat dřevciengage in mock combat on horseback
Danish dyst, dyste
  • dysta mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • dysteengage in mock combat on horseback
  • duellereengage in mock combat on horseback
Dutch steekspel, duelleren
  • steekspela mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • duellerenengage in mock combat on horseback
  • aan een steekspel deelnemenengage in mock combat on horseback
Finnish peitsiottelu, otella peitsiottelussa
  • peitsiottelua mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • otella peitsiottelussaengage in mock combat on horseback
French joute équestre, jouter
  • joute équestrea mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • jouterengage in mock combat on horseback
German Tjost, Lanzenstechen
  • Tjosta mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • Lanzenstechena mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • Lanzenzweikampfa mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
Hebrew תחרות
  • תחרות (tacharut)a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
Hungarian lovagi torna
  • lovagi tornaa mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
Italian giostra, giostrare
  • giostraa mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • giostrareengage in mock combat on horseback
  • torneareengage in mock combat on horseback
Japanese 馬上槍試合, ジョスト
  • 馬上槍試合 (bajō yarijiai)a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • ジョスト (josuto)a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
Polish turniej
  • turnieja mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
Portuguese justa
  • justaa mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
Russian турни́р, поеди́нок
  • турни́р (turnír)a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • поеди́нок (pojedínok)a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
Spanish justa, justar
  • justaa mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • justarengage in mock combat on horseback
Swedish dust, rida dust
  • dusta mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • rida dusta mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • dustloppa mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • dustränninga mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • dustridninga mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • lans mot lansa mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • man mot mana mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • torneringa mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • tornerspela mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • riddarspela mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms
  • torneraengage in mock combat on horseback

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with joust

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APA

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“joust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joust. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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