transcription, транскрипция: [ lɑ:ns, læns ]
( lances, lancing, lanced)
1.
If a boil on someone’s body is lanced , a small cut is made in it so that the liquid inside comes out. ( MEDICAL )
It is a painful experience having the boil lanced.
VERB : usu passive , have n V-ed , also be V-ed
2.
A lance is a long spear used in former times by soldiers on horseback.
...the clang of lances striking armour.
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