Thesaurus: lance

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1. n. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
2. n. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
3. n. A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
4. n. An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
5. n. One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
6. v. t. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
7. v. t. To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess.
8. v. t. To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch.
9. n. a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
10. n. an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
11. n. a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
12. v. move quickly, as if by cutting one's way