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Lance

Lance Meaning & Definition
Lance Definition And Meaning

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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