joust
joust / joust/ • v. [intr.] [often as n.] (jousting) hist. (of a medieval knight) engage in a sports contest in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances. ∎ fig. compete closely for superiority: the guerrillas jousted for supremacy.• n. a medieval sports contest in which two opponents on horseback fought with lances.DERIVATIVES: joust·er n.
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