Joust — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈaʊst/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈaʊst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈaʊst/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈaʊst/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tilt

Parts of Speech

noun	a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
verb	joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback

Word Forms

joust	verb	joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
tilt	verb	charge with a tilt
joust	noun	a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

turnieren

ein Kampf zwischen zwei berittenen Rittern, die mit stumpfen Lanzen gegeneinander antreten

🇫🇷French

joute

un combat entre deux chevaliers à cheval s'inclinant l'un contre l'autre avec des lances émoussées

🇪🇸Spanish

justar

un combate entre dos caballeros montados que se enfrentan entre sí con lanzas desafiladas

🇮🇹Italian

giostra

combattimento tra due cavalieri a cavallo che si scontrano l'uno contro l'altro con lance smussate

🇳🇱Dutch

steekspel

een gevecht tussen twee ridders te paard die met stompe lansen tegen elkaar aan leunen

🇵🇹Portuguese

justa

um combate entre dois cavaleiros montados inclinando-se um contra o outro com lanças cegas

🇷🇺Russian

рыцарский турнир

бой между двумя конными рыцарями, сражающимися друг с другом тупыми копьями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झूठी लड़ाई

कुंद भालों से एक दूसरे के विरुद्ध झुके हुए दो घुड़सवार शूरवीरों के बीच का युद्ध

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝগড়া

দুটি মাউন্টেড নাইটদের মধ্যে একটি যুদ্ধ যা একে অপরের বিরুদ্ধে ভোঁতা ল্যান্স দিয়ে কাত হয়ে থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜோஸ்ட்

மழுங்கிய ஈட்டிகளுடன் ஒருவரையொருவர் சாய்க்கும் இரண்டு ஏற்றப்பட்ட மாவீரர்களுக்கு இடையேயான சண்டை

🇮🇳Telugu

జౌస్ట్

మొద్దుబారిన లాన్స్‌తో ఒకదానికొకటి వంగి ఉండే ఇద్దరు మౌంటెడ్ నైట్‌ల మధ్య పోరాటం

🇮🇳Marathi

धमाल

दोन आरोहित शूरवीरांमधील लढाई ब्लंटेड लेन्ससह एकमेकांना झुकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોસ્ટ

બે માઉન્ટેડ નાઈટ્સ વચ્ચેની લડાઈ બ્લન્ટેડ લેન્સ સાથે એકબીજા સામે નમેલી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೌಸ್ಟ್

ಮೊಂಡಾದ ಲ್ಯಾನ್ಸ್‌ಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಓರೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಆರೋಹಿತವಾದ ನೈಟ್‌ಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಯುದ್ಧ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജോസ്റ്റ്

മൂർച്ചയേറിയ കുന്തങ്ങൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് പരസ്പരം ചെരിഞ്ഞുനിൽക്കുന്ന രണ്ട് കുതിരപ്പടയാളികൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള പോരാട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ਾਕ

ਦੋ ਮਾਊਂਟ ਕੀਤੇ ਨਾਈਟਸ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਇੱਕ ਲੜਾਈ ਧੁੰਦਲੇ ਲਾਂਸ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਦੂਜੇ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਝੁਕਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مذاق

کند لینس کے ساتھ ایک دوسرے کے خلاف جھکنے والے دو سوار شورویروں کے درمیان لڑائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

比武

两名骑着马的骑士用钝长矛互相倾斜的战斗

🇯🇵Japanese

馬上槍試合

鈍くなった槍で互いに傾け合う二人の騎馬騎士間の戦闘

🇰🇷Korean

마상 창시합

뭉툭한 창을 들고 기마 기사 두 명이 서로 기울어지는 전투

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuộc đua ngựa

một trận chiến giữa hai hiệp sĩ cưỡi ngựa nghiêng vào nhau với những cây thương cùn

🇹🇭Thai

การแข่งขัน

การต่อสู้ระหว่างอัศวินขี่ม้าสองคนที่เอียงเข้าหากันด้วยหอกทื่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkelahi dgn tombak/pistol

pertarungan antara dua ksatria berkuda yang saling bersandar dengan tombak tumpul

🇵🇭Filipino

maglaban

isang labanan sa pagitan ng dalawang naka-mount na kabalyero na tumatagilid laban sa isa't isa gamit ang mga tumalsik na sibat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ناظر

قتال بين فرسان راكبين يميلان ضد بعضهما البعض برماح حادة

🇮🇷Persian

تیراندازی

نبردی بین دو شوالیه سوار که با نیزه‌های کج شده به یکدیگر خم می‌شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

polemiğe girmek

Körelmiş mızraklarla birbirlerine doğru eğilen iki atlı şövalye arasındaki dövüş

🇮🇱Hebrew

תחרות

קרב בין שני אבירים רכובים שנוטים זה כנגד זה עם רומחים קהים

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The primary meaning of 'joust' is 'a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances'.

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Using 'joust' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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