lance
/læns/
verb
- To cut or pierce something with a sharp instrument, especially to drain fluid from a wound or boil.
- The vet lanced the abscess on the horse's leg.
- The doctor lanced the boil to relieve the pressure.
- He had to lance the blister carefully with a sterilized needle.
- To move quickly and sharply through something, like a spear.
- A bolt of lightning lanced across the dark sky.
- The fish lanced through the water to catch its prey.
- The runner lanced ahead of the pack in the final stretch.
Synonyms
noun
- A long, thin weapon with a sharp point, used by soldiers on horseback in the past.
- The museum displayed a collection of lances from the 15th century.
- The knight lowered his lance and charged at the enemy.
- In medieval times, a lance was a key weapon for cavalry.
- A tool or device shaped like a lance, used for cutting or piercing, especially in surgery or metalworking.
- The firefighter used a water lance to break through the wall.
- The surgeon used a fine lance to drain the abscess.
- A metalworker heated the lance before piercing the steel plate.