lance
v.
cut with a lancet, cut open with a scalpel; pierce with a lance
lance
Noun
1. a long pointed rod used as a weapon
(synonym) spear, shaft
(hypernym) weapon, arm, weapon system
(hyponym) assegai, assagai
(part-meronym) barb
2. an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
(synonym) spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig
(hypernym) implement
(hyponym) harpoon
(member-holonym) fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig
3. a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
(synonym) lancet
(hypernym) surgical knife
Verb
1. move quickly, as if by cutting one's way; "Planes lanced towards the shore"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
2. pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
(hypernym) pierce, thrust
(derivation) spear, shaft
3. open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"
(hypernym) open, open up
(derivation) lancet
Lanced
(imp. & p. p.)
of Lance
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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LANCE
(c) Copyright 1993 by Denis Howe
lânced
weak
feeble
(ofilit) = withered