lance
🇺🇸
/læns/
🇬🇧
/lɑːns/
noun
R
A long stick with a sharp point used as an old-time weapon for horse riders.
The knight carried a lance into battle.
verb
R
To make an incision to drain pus from an infected area.
The doctor had to lance the boil.
R
To move quickly and sharply, like a stabbing pain.
A sudden pain lanced through his side.
translation
A long stick with a sharp point used as an old-time weapon for horse riders.
To make an incision to drain pus from an infected area.; To move quickly and sharply, like a stabbing pain.
Word Forms
3rd Present
lances
Past
lanced
Perfect
lanced
Progressive
lancing
Plural
lances