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lance
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Noun
  • a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
  • an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
  • a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
Verb
  • open by piercing with a lancet
    • lance a boil
  • pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
  • move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
    • Planes lanced towards the shore
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