lance

Plural: lances

Noun

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
A lancet.

Verb

Verb Forms: lanced, lancing, lances

To pierce or cut with a sharp instrument, like a lance.
move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
- "Planes lanced towards the shore"
pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
open by piercing with a lancet
- "lance a boil"
Prick or cut open with a sharp instrument.
Pierce with or as if with a lance.
Move suddenly and quickly
To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
To open with a lancet; to pierce.
To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.
to steal or swipe

Examples

He decided to lance the opponent’s strong position with a sharp ’ZAX’.
He lanced my drink and spiked it!
to lance a vein or an abscess

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English launce, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea.

Synonyms

fishgig, fizgig, gig, lancet, shaft, spear

Scrabble Score: 7

lance: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lance: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lance: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

lance: valid Words With Friends Word