Lance
nounlæns
Noun
a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
Similar:Lancetan implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
Verb
move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
“Planes lanced towards the shore”
Type of:GoLocomoteMoveopen by piercing with a lancet
“lance a boil”
Type of:Openpierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
Type of:PierceThrust
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