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lance

UK /lɑːns/US /læns/

noun9

  1. a long weapon of wood with a sharp steel point, which soldiers on horses carried into battle long ago
  2. A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
  3. A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
  4. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
  5. A lancet.
  6. A piece in the game of shogi that can move directly forward any number of squares.
  7. An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
  8. One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
  9. A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.

verb5

  1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
  2. To open with a lancet; to prick or cut open with a sharp instrument; to pierce.
  3. To move suddenly and quickly.
  4. To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.
  5. (informal) To steal or swipe.
forms

lanced · lancing · lances · lanceth

Phrases with lance

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