LANCE


Meaning of LANCE in English

I. ˈlan(t)s noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin lancea

Date: 14th century

1. : a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry

2. : any of various sharp objects suggestive of a lance: as

a. : lancet

b. : a spear used for killing whales or fish

3. : lancer 1b

II. verb

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.