Thesaurus: joust

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1. v. i. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
2. v. i. A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field.
3. n. a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
4. v. joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
5. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt. [Written also just.] For the whole army to joust and tourney. Holland. A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field. [Written also just.] Gorgeous knights at joust and tournament. Milton.
6. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in thelists; to tilt. [Written also just.]For the whole army to joust and tourney. Holland.
7. n:31/v:69 n. a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances v. joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback