different between joust vs oust

English

Alternative forms

• just (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French jouster (modern French jouter), from Vulgar Latin *juxt?, *iuxt?, *iuxt?re, from Latin i?xta (“close to”). English since the early 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?a?st/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /d???st/
  • Rhymes: -a?st
• (also) IPA^(key): /d?u?st/
  • Homophone: juiced
  • Rhymes: -u?st
• (also) IPA^(key): /d??st/
  • Homophone: just
  • Rhymes: -?st

Noun

joust (plural jousts)

1. A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

Synonyms

• tilt

Translations

Verb

joust (third-person singular simple present jousts, present participle jousting, simple past and past participle jousted)

1. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
2. To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue. (used of two people, both of whom participate more or less equally)
3. (slang) To touch penises while engaging in a sex act, especially oral sex.

Derived terms

• jouster

Translations

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman ouster, oustier, from Old French oster (modern French ôter), from post-classical Latin obstare (“to remove”), classical obst?re (“to obstruct, stand in the way of”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /a?st/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /??st/
• Rhymes: -a?st

Verb

oust (third-person singular simple present ousts, present participle ousting, simple past and past participle ousted)

1. (transitive) To expel; to remove.

   The protesters became so noisy that they were finally ousted from the meeting.

Synonyms

• banish, dismiss, eject, exclude; see also Thesaurus:kick out

Antonyms

• accept, harbor, shelter

Derived terms

• oustee
• ouster

Translations

Anagrams

• Otsu, SOTU, Tsou, otsu, outs, sout, tOSU