Definitions for 'lance':
Below, we have different definitions or meanings of the word lance. These different definitions are grouped based on the different parts of speech. You will also find examples for every definition if available
Noun: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas.
UK: /lɑːns/
US: /læns/
Definition 1
A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
Definition 2
A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
Definition 3
A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
Definition 4
A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
Definition 5
An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
Definition 6
(founding) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
Definition 7
One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
Definition 8
A lancet.
Verb: Verbs are action words that describe actions or states.
UK: /lɑːns/
US: /læns/
Definition 1
To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. Dryden.
Definition 2
To open with a lancet; to pierce
to lance a vein or an abscess
Definition 3
To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.
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