lance has definitions from the fields of medicine,surgery,arms
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[ noun ] (arms) a long pointed rod used as a weapon

Synonyms

spear shaft

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

The company which performed the Pulitzer_Prize musical here last night and will repeat it twice today is full of bounce , the politicians are in fine voice , the chorines evoke happy memories , and the Little_Flower rides to break a lance again .

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

It could never happen as_long_as God was alert and the Drew steeple stood_guard with its peaked lance .

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[ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 245
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2622
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[ verb ] pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight

Related terms

pierce spear

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[ verb ] open by piercing with a lancet, as of a boil

Related terms

open lancet

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[ verb ] move quickly, as if by cutting one's way

Examples

: "Planes lanced towards the shore"

Related terms

travel

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

Synonyms

gig fizgig fishgig spear

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[ noun ] (medicine,surgery) a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

Synonyms

lancet

Related terms

surgical_knife

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