Joust vs Roust - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between joust and roust

is that joust is a tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field while roust is a strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel.

As verbs the difference between joust and roust

is that joust is to engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt while roust is to rout out of bed; to rouse.

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

roust

English

Verb

(en verb)

to rout out of bed; to rouse

* 1884 : (Mark Twain), (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), Chapter VII

*:"Why didn't you roust me out?" / "Well, I tried to, but I couldn't; I couldn't budge you." / "Well, all right. Don't stand there palavering all day, but out with you and see if there's a fish on the lines for breakfast. I'll be along in a minute."

To harass, to treat in a rough way.

*1962 , , 00:28:45

*:My client is an ex-convict. He's been constantly harassed by the police... subjected to extreme mental cruelty and public degradation. He's even been denied an adequate place to live! To be very blunt, gentlemen, my client has been thoroughly rousted .

(slang) to arrest

Noun

(en noun)

A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel.

(Jamieson)

Synonyms

* roost, rost

Anagrams

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