lance

1
[ lans, lahns ]
/ læns, lɑns /
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noun

verb (used with object), lanced, lanc·ing.

Origin of lance

1
1250–1300; Middle English launce < Old French lance < Latin lancea (perhaps < Celtic)

OTHER WORDS FROM lance

lance·like, adjective un·lanced, adjective

Words nearby lance

lancashire chair, lancashire heeler, lancaster, lancaster sound, lancastrian, lance, lance corporal, lance of courtesy, lance rest, lance sergeant, lancefield classification

Definition for lance (2 of 3)

lance 2
[ lans, lahns ]
/ læns, lɑns /

noun

sand lance.

Origin of lance

2
perhaps special use of lance1, from its shape

Definition for lance (3 of 3)

Lance
[ lans ]
/ læns /

noun

a male given name.

Words related to lance

gash, slice, prick, slash, incise, slit, cut, stab, gore, puncture, penetrate, bore

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British Dictionary definitions for lance

lance
/ (lɑːns) /

noun

a long weapon with a pointed head used by horsemen to unhorse or injure an opponent
a similar weapon used for hunting, whaling, etc
surgery another name for lancet
the sand lance See sand eel

verb (tr)

to pierce (an abscess or boil) with a lancet to drain off pus
to pierce with or as if with a lance

Word Origin for lance

C13 launce, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea

Medical definitions for lance

lance
[ lăns ]

n.

lancet

v.

To make an incision in, as with a lancet.