joust
noun
a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
jousted
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past participleof joust.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof joust.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
joustnouna combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
Example Sentences
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The White House has jousted with Beijing on trade but reached a broad truce with China after a major escalation last spring.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
Fleetwood and Thomas jousted through the back nine and also made it to the last all square.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
Medieval English knights donned armor, mounted highly trained horses, and jousted with long lances in spectacular ritual combats.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 21, 2024
Tesla and plaintiff attorneys jousted in the runup about what evidence and arguments each side could make.
From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2023
When two knights jousted they held their lances in their right hands, but they directed their horses at one another so that each man had his opponent on his near side.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
