As verbs the difference between compete and joust
is that compete is while joust is to engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
As a noun joust is
a tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.
compete
Verb
To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another.
Usage notes
A person will compete for'' a prize received for winning a competition. Two or more persons ''compete against'' one another if they are rivals. Two or more persons can ''compete with'' each other as teammates, however ''compete with'' is also used to indicate two persons ''competing against each other.
Derived terms
* competitor
* competition
* noncompete
External links
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joust
English
(Jousting)
Noun
(
en noun)
A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.
Synonyms
* tilt
Verb
(
en verb)
To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
Derived terms
* jouster
