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jousted

jousted is the simple past and past participle of joust.

Meaning of joust

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.
    • The knights prepared to joust in the tournament.
  2. To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue. (used of two people, both of whom participate more or less equally)
    • verbally joust
  3. (slang) To touch penises while engaging in a sex act, especially oral sex.

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Questions about jousted

What is jousted the simple past and past participle of?
Jousted is the simple past and past participle of joust.

Words near jousted in the dictionary

  1. jours
  2. jours fixes
  3. Jous
  4. Jousseaume
  5. joust
  6. jousted
  7. jouster
  8. jousters
  9. jousteth
  10. jousting
  11. joustings

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