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lance
(lăns)n.
1.
a. A thrusting weapon with a long wooden shaft and a sharp metal head.
b. A similar implement for spearing fish.
2. A cavalry lancer.
3. Medicine See lancet.
tr.v. lanced, lanc·ing, lanc·es
1. To pierce with a lance.
2. Medicine To make a surgical incision in; cut into: lance a boil.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin lancea, probably of Celtic origin.]
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lance
(lɑːns)n
1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a long weapon with a pointed head used by horsemen to unhorse or injure an opponent
2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a similar weapon used for hunting, whaling, etc
3. (Surgery) surgery another name for lancet
4. (Animals) the sand lance. See sand eel
vb (tr)
5. (Medicine) to pierce (an abscess or boil) with a lancet to drain off pus
6. to pierce with or as if with a lance
[C13 launce, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea]
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lance
(læns, lɑns)n., v. lanced, lanc•ing. n.
1. a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head used esp. by a knight as a weapon in charging.
2. lancer.
3. an implement resembling a lance, as a spear for killing a harpooned whale.
4. lancet (def. 1).
v.t. 5. to open with or as if with a lancet.
6. to pierce with or as if with a lance.
[1250–1300; Middle English launce < Old French lance < Latin lancea (perhaps < Celtic)]
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lance
Past participle: lanced
Gerund: lancing
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| Noun | 1. |  lance - a long pointed rod used as a tool or weaponbarb - a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove javelin - a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events trident - a spear with three prongs weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" |
| 2. | lance - an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish harpoon - a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end leister - a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon) | |
| 3. | lance - a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions surgical knife - a very sharp knife used in surgery | |
| Verb | 1. | lance - move quickly, as if by cutting one's way; "Planes lanced towards the shore" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| 2. | lance - pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight | |
| 3. | lance - open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lance
(laːns) noun a weapon of former times with a long shaft or handle of wood, a spearhead and often a small flag. lanza
verb to cut open (a boil etc) with a knife. The doctor lanced the boil on my neck. abrir con lanceta
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lan·cet
, lancen. lanceta, instrumento quirúrgico;
v. abrir con una lanceta.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
lance
vt (an abscess) abrir con bisturí (un absceso)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.