lance

Meanings

• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
• an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
• a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
• move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
  • "Planes lanced towards the shore"
• pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
• open by piercing with a lancet
  • "lance a boil"

Synonyms

fishgig, fizgig, gig, lancet, shaft, spear