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lance


Definition: Meaning of, lance in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɑːns /

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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
lance lances
[countable]
  1. a long thin pointed weapon that was used in the past by soldiers riding on horses
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
lance lanced lanced
Present Participle Third Person Singular
lancing lances
[transitive]
  1. to cut a small hole in someone's flesh with a sharp instrument to let out PUS (= yellow liquid produced by infection)
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lance used in phrases

  • fer-de-lance (noun)
    1. large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America
  • lance corporal (noun)
    1. a low level rank in the Marines or the British army, or someone who has this rank
  • lance the boil (verb)
    1. solve the problem
  • lance-shaped (adjective)
    1. shaped like a lance
  • sand lance (noun)
    1. very small silvery eel-like schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
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