Definition of Lance

Noun: lance  lãn(t)s

1. A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
   - spear, shaft
    
2. An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
   - spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig
    
3. A surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
   - lancet

1. Move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
   "Planes lanced towards the shore"
    
2. Pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
    
3. Open by piercing with a lancet
   "lance a boil"

See also:
Lancastrian
lanced

Anagrams containing the word lance

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