lance
Nouns
- (n) a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon spear, shaft,
- (n) an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish fishgig, fizgig, gig, spear,
- (n) a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions lancet,
Verbs
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(v) move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
- Planes lanced towards the shore
- (v) pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
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(v) open by piercing with a lancet
- lance a boil