[
joust, juhst, joost] 
| 1. | a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances. |
| 2. | this type of combat fought in a highly formalized manner as part of a tournament. |
| 3. | jousts, tournament. |
| 4. | a personal competition or struggle. |
| 5. | to contend in a joust or tournament. |
| 6. | to contend, compete, or struggle: The candidates will joust in a television debate. |
| joust (joust, jŭst, jōōst) n.
[Middle English, from Old French juste, from juster, to joust, from Vulgar Latin *iūxtāre, to be next to, from Latin iūxtā, close by; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.] joust'er n. |