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 verb1 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