Main Entry: ²lance

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): lanced; lanc·ing

Etymology: Middle English launcen, from Anglo-French lancer, from Late Latin lanceare, from Latin lancea

Date: 14th century

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 : hurlintransitive verb : to move forward quickly