n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: lanced ; lanc · ing
Etymology: Middle English launcen, from Anglo-French lancer, from Late Latin lanceare, from Latin lancea
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to pierce with or as if with a lance b : to open with or as if with a lancet < lance a boil>
2 : to throw forward : HURL
intransitive verb : to move forward quickly