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# joust

verb (joust, jousts, jousted, jousting); noun (a joust, jousts)

«joust» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To joust was to fight on horseback with long wooden poles called lances, as knights did in the Middle Ages, often as a sport at tournaments. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joust/#m1)
2. A joust is one such contest between two knights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joust/#m2)
3. To joust can also mean to argue or compete, as people do in a debate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joust/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons about castles, knights and the Middle Ages, and in stories and fairs where jousting is shown. In news, politicians «joust» in debates. Phrases: «a jousting tournament», «joust with», «verbal jousting».

### Examples

- The knights jousted in front of the king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joust/#x1)
- Each knight tried to knock the other off his horse in the joust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joust/#x2)
- We watched a jousting show at the castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joust/#x3)
- Jousting was a dangerous sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joust/#x4)
- The knight's lance broke during the joust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joust/#x5)
- The two candidates jousted on television. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joust/#x6)
- In the story, the young squire won his first joust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joust/#x7)
- Jousting knights wore heavy armour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joust/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb. Say «jowst» (rhymes with «doused») or «just». A tournament was a big event with many jousts.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «joust» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/joust/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«joust» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/joust.html) on Mova free.