joust
To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
The knights prepared to joust in the tournament.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue. (used of two people, both of whom participate more or less equally).
Politicians often joust with words during debates.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.
Origin: From , borrowed from (modern French jouter), from , from . English since the early 14th century. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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