Princeton's WordNet

1. spear, lance, shaft(noun)

   a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

2. spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance(noun)

   an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

3. lancet, lance(verb)

   a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

4. lance(verb)

   move quickly, as if by cutting one's way

   "Planes lanced towards the shore"

5. lance(verb)

   pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight

6. lance(verb)

   open by piercing with a lancet

   "lance a boil"

Wiktionary

1. lance(Noun)

   A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.

2. lance(Noun)

   A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knightu2019s armour.

3. lance(Noun)

   A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.

4. lance(Noun)

   A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.

5. lance(Noun)

   An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.

6. lance(Noun)

   A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.

7. lance(Noun)

   One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.

8. lance(Noun)

   A lancet.

9. lance(Verb)

   To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.

   Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. Dryden.

10. lance(Verb)

    To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess.

11. lance(Verb)

    To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.

12. Lance(ProperNoun)

    , pet form of Lancelot or transferred use of the surname; by folk etymology associated with a lance.

Origin: The surname is derived from a medieval given name Lanzo, short form of names beginning with the element land "land".

Webster Dictionary

1. Lance(noun)

   a weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen

2. Lance(noun)

   a soldier armed with a lance; a lancer

3. Lance(noun)

   a small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell

4. Lance(noun)

   an instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home

5. Lance(noun)

   one of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure

6. Lance(verb)

   to pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon

7. Lance(verb)

   to open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess

8. Lance(verb)

   to throw in the manner of a lance. See Lanch

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