joust

English

Alternative forms

• just (obsolete)

Jousting.

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaʊst/

• Audio (US):

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• (Canada) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʌʊst/
  • Rhymes: -aʊst
• (also) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuːst/
  • Homophone: juiced
  • Rhymes: -uːst
• (also) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʌst/
  • Homophone: just
  • Rhymes: -ʌst

Noun

joust (plural jousts)

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

Translations

a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms

• Bulgarian: рицарски двубой (ricarski dvuboj)
• Catalan: justa (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬上長矛比武 / 马上长矛比武 (mǎshàng chángmáo bǐwǔ), 比武 (zh) (bǐwǔ)

• Danish: dyst (da) c
• Dutch: steekspel (nl)
• Finnish: peitsiottelu
• French: joute équestre f
• Galician: xusta f, torneo m
• Georgian: ტურნირი (რაინდული) (ṭurniri (rainduli)), ასპარეზობა(რაინდული) (asṗarezoba(rainduli)), შეჯიბრი (šeǯibri)
• German: Tjost m or f, Lanzenstechen n, Lanzenzweikampf m
• Hebrew: תחרות (he) (tacharut)
• Hungarian: lovagi torna (hu)
• Italian: giostra (it) f
• Japanese: 馬上槍試合 (ばじょうやりじあい, bajō yarijiai), ジョスト (josuto)
• Maltese: ġostra f
• Marathi: जाउस्ट m (jāusṭa)
• Polish: turniej (pl) m
• Portuguese: justa (pt) f
• Russian: (ры́царский) турни́р (ru) m (turnír), (ры́царский) поеди́нок (ru) m (pojedínok)
• Spanish: justa (es) f
• Swedish: dust (sv) c, tornering (sv) c, tornerspel (sv) n, riddarspel n

Verb

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

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

   Politicians often joust with words during debates.

3. (slang) To touch penises while engaging in a sex act, especially oral sex.

Derived terms

• jostle
• jouster
• outjoust

Translations

engage in mock combat on horseback

• Catalan: justar (ca)
• Danish: dyste (da), duellere
• Dutch: duelleren (nl), aan een steekspel deelnemen
• Finnish: otella peitsiottelussa
• French: jouter (fr)
• Italian: giostrare, torneare
• Marathi: जाउस्ट करणे (jāusṭa karṇe)
• Spanish: justar (es)
• Swedish: tornera (sv)