About The Word Lance

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Lance

Lance Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Lance?
[n] a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
[n] a long pointed rod used as a weapon [n] an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish [v] open by piercing with a lancet, as of a boil [v] pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight [v] move quickly, as if by cutting one's way; "Planes lanced towards the shore" Synonyms | Synonyms for Lance: fishgig | fizgig | gig | lancet | shaft | spear Related Terms | Find terms related to Lance: amputate | assegai | auger | ax | bayonet | bisect | bite | bore | bowl | broach | butcher | carve | cast | catapult | chop | chuck | chunk | cleave | countersink | cut | cut away | cut in two | cut off | dagger | dart | dash | dichotomize | dirk | dissever | drill | empierce | excise | fire | fissure | fix | fling | flip | fork | gash | gore | gouge | gouge out | hack | halve | heave | hew | hole | honeycomb | hurl | hurtle | impale | incise | javelin | jerk | jigsaw | knife | lancet | launch | let fly | lob | needle | open | pare | pass | peg | pelt | penetrate | perforate | pierce | pike | pink | pitch | pitchfork | plunge in | poniard | prick | prune | punch | puncture | put | put the shot | ream | ream out | rend | riddle | rive | run through | saber | saw | scissor | serve | sever | shy | skewer | slash | slice | sling | slit | snap | snip | spear | spike | spit | split | stab | stick | stiletto | sunder | sword | tap | tear | throw | tilt | toss | transfix | transpierce | trepan | trephine | whittle See Also | arm | assagai | assegai | barb | fishing gear | fishing rig | fishing tackle | go | harpoon | implement | javelin | leister | locomote | move | open | open up | pierce | rig | spearhead | spearpoint | surgical knife | tackle | thrust | travel | trident | weapon | weapon system Lance In Webster's Dictionary \Lance\, n. [OE. lance, F. lance, fr. L. lancea; cf. Gr.
?. Cf. {Launch}.]
1. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and
a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and
often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or
harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
A braver soldier never couched lance. --Shak.
2. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
3. (Founding) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the
mold in casting a shell.
4. (Mil.) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece
of ordnance and forces it home.
5. (Pyrotech.) One of the small paper cases filled with
combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a
figure.
{Free lance}, in the Middle Ages, and subsequently, a knight
or roving soldier, who was free to engage for any state or
commander that purchased his services; hence, a person who
assails institutions or opinions on his own responsibility
without regard to party lines or deference to authority.
{Lance bucket} (Cavalry), a socket attached to a saddle or
stirrup strap, in which to rest the but of a lance.
{Lance corporal}, same as {Lancepesade}.
{Lance knight}, a lansquenet. --B. Jonson.
{Lance snake} (Zo["o]l.), the fer-de-lance.
{Stink-fire lance} (Mil.), a kind of fuse filled with a
composition which burns with a suffocating odor; -- used
in the counter operations of miners.
{To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.
\Lance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lancing}.] 1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon. Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. --Dryden. 2. To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess. 3. To throw in the manner of a lance. See {Lanch}. |
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