Uk English Meaning of lance

lance

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Definitions and Meaning of lance in English

Wordnet

lance (n)

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

Wordnet

lance (v)

move quickly, as if by cutting one's way

pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight

open by piercing with a lancet

Webster

lance (n.)

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 soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.

A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.

An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.

One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.

Webster

lance (v. t.)

To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.

To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess.

To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch.

FAQs About the word lance

lance

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon, an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish, a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged bla

javelin,spear,pike,dart,halberd,Halberd,harpoon,pike-staff,shaft,spike

No antonyms found.

lancastrian line => House of Lancaster, lancastrian => Lancastrian, lancaster => Lancaster, lancashire => Lancashire, lanated => woolly,