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Joust

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Noun

1. joust, tilt

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

Verb

2. joust

joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Joust

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noun
1. 
a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with lances. A tournament consisted of a series of such engagements
verb
2. (intr; often foll by against or with)
to encounter or engage in such a tournament
he jousted with five opponents

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Joust

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noun
1. 
a combat with lances between two knights on horseback; esp., such a formal combat as part of a tournament
2.  [pl.]
a tournament
verb intransitive
3. 
to engage in a joust

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Joust

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n.
1.
a. A combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances; a tilting match.
b. jousts A series of tilting matches; a tournament.
2. A personal competition or combat suggestive of combat with lances: a politician who relishes a joust with reporters.
intr.v. joust·ed, joust·ing, jousts also just·ed or just·ing or justs
1. To engage in mounted combat with lances; tilt.
2. To engage in a personal combat or competition.

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