lance

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. Source: opted

2. n. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer. Source: opted

3. n. A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell. Source: opted

4. n. An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home. Source: opted

5. n. One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure. Source: opted

6. v. t. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon. Source: opted

7. v. t. To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess. Source: opted

8. v. t. To throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch. Source: opted

9. n. a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon Source: wordnet

10. n. an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish Source: wordnet

11. n. a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions Source: wordnet

12. v. move quickly, as if by cutting one's way Source: wordnet

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