lance
1[ lans, lahns ]
/ læns, lɑns /
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noun
verb (used with object), lanced, lanc·ing.
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Origin of lance
11250–1300; Middle English launce<Old French lance<Latin lancea (perhaps < Celtic)
OTHER WORDS FROM lance
lancelike, adjectiveun·lanced, adjectiveOther definitions for lance (2 of 3)
Origin of lance
2Perhaps special use of lance1, from its shape
Other definitions for lance (3 of 3)
Lance
[ lans ]
/ læns /
noun
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for lance
lance
/ (lɑːns) /
noun
verb (tr)
to pierce (an abscess or boil) with a lancet to drain off pus
to pierce with or as if with a lance
Word Origin for lance
C13 launce, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea
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Medical definitions for lance
lance
[ lăns ]
n.
lancet
v.
To make an incision in, as with a lancet.
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