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Lance

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Noun

1. lance, shaft, spear

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

2. fishgig, fizgig, gig, lance, spear

an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

3. lance, lancet

a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

Verb

4. lance

move quickly, as if by cutting one's way

Example Sentences:
'Planes lanced towards the shore'

5. lance

pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight

6. lance

open by piercing with a lancet

Example Sentences:
'lance a boil'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lance

see synonyms of lance
noun
1. 
a long weapon with a pointed head used by horsemen to unhorse or injure an opponent
2. 
a similar weapon used for hunting, whaling, etc
3. surgery another name for lancet
4. 
the sand lance
sand eel
verb (transitive)
5. 
to pierce (an abscess or boil) with a lancet to drain off pus
6. 
to pierce with or as if with a lance

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Lance

see synonyms of lance
noun
1. 
a thrusting weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft with a sharp metal spearhead
2. 
lancer
3. 
any sharp instrument resembling a lance, as a fish spear
4. 
a surgical lancet
verb transitiveWord forms: lanced or ˈlancing
5. 
to attack or pierce with or as with a lance
6. 
to cut open (a boil, etc.) with or as with a lancet

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lance

see synonyms of lance
n.
1.
a. A thrusting weapon with a long wooden shaft and a sharp metal head.
b. A similar implement for spearing fish.
2. A cavalry lancer.
3. Medicine See lancet.
tr.v. lanced, lanc·ing, lanc·es
1. To pierce with a lance.
2. Medicine To make a surgical incision in; cut into: lance a boil.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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