Pronunciation: /dʒaʊst/
noun a medieval combat between two knights on horseback using lances
A1 The medieval knights participated in a jousting tournament.
A2 The joust was the main event at the Renaissance fair.
B1 The crowd cheered as the two competitors prepared to joust.
B2 The jousting match between the two skilled jousters was intense.
C1 The jousting competition was a test of skill and bravery.
C2 The jousting event at the royal tournament was a spectacle to behold.
verb to engage in a joust
A1 The knights jousted in the tournament.
A2 He learned how to joust during his training as a squire.
B1 The medieval festival featured a jousting competition.
B2 The two rivals jousted fiercely for the championship title.
C1 Jousting was a popular sport among nobles in the Middle Ages.
C2 The skilled jousters demonstrated their expertise in the royal tournament.
formal The knights prepared for the jousting tournament in full armor.
informal The guys were getting ready to joust at the fair.
slang Let's go out and joust with those foam swords!
figurative The two politicians engaged in a verbal joust during the debate.
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