A joust is a fight between two horse riders with long sticks called lances. It was a popular show in the Middle Ages. People watched jousts for sport and fun.
The knights did many jousts in the big field.
We watched jousts at the history fair today.
Jousts can also mean any kind of competition or fight between two people or groups. It usually means a formal or friendly contest, not always physical.
The two teams had jousts to win the prize.
The players’ jousts were exciting to watch.
When someone jousts, they take part in a jousting fight. This means riding horses and trying to knock the other person off with a lance. It is an old sport from medieval times.
The knights joust to show their skill.
They jousted in the old days to win honor.
People can joust by competing with words or ideas. It means to argue or try hard to win in talks or discussions. This is a modern, polite way to say they fight with words.
They joust for the best ideas in meetings.
Politicians joust to win votes all year.
Jousts can mean light fights or contests that are friendly or sportslike. It shows energy and fun, not serious fights. People can joust with skills or words playfully.
The jousts between friends are always fun.
Their jousts show strong and fair rivalry.
Jousts means more than one joust event. It is used when talking about many jousting contests or shows together. This is the simple plural form of the word.
There were many jousts at the festival.
We saw jousts last weekend at camp.
