lance
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1lance

noun \ˈlan(t)s\

Definition of LANCE

1
: a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
2
: any of various sharp objects suggestive of a lance: as
a : lancet
b : a spear used for killing whales or fish
3
: lancer 1b

Examples of LANCE

  1. <the lance struck squarely on the knight's shield, knocking him from his horse>

Origin of LANCE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin lancea
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to LANCE

2lance

verb
lancedlanc·ing

Definition of LANCE

transitive verb
1
a : to pierce with or as if with a lance
b : to open with or as if with a lancet <lance a boil>
2
: to throw forward : hurl
intransitive verb
: to move forward quickly

Examples of LANCE

  1. He had the boil on his arm lanced.
  2. <doctors used to lance infected sores, so that they could drain clean>

Origin of LANCE

Middle English launcen, from Anglo-French lancer, from Late Latin lanceare, from Latin lancea
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with LANCE

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