joust

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/

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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.

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) 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 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 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 c, tornerspel 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.
2. To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue. (used of two people, both of whom participate more or less equally)
3. (slang) To touch penises while engaging in a sex act, especially oral sex.

Derived terms

• jouster

Translations

engage in mock combat on horseback

Catalan: justar (ca) Dutch: duelleren (nl), aan een steekspel deelnemen Finnish: otella peitsiottelussa French: jouter (fr) Italian: giostrare, torneare Spanish: justar (es) Swedish: tornera (sv)