lance | Definition of lance

lance

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of lance

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

doctors used to lance infected sores, so that they could drain clean

Synonyms of lance

gore, harpoon, impale, jab, peck, pick, pierce, pink, puncture, run through, skewer, spear, spike, spit, stab, stick, transfix, transpierce

Words Related to lance

perforate, riddle

bayonet, dirk, gimlet, pike, poniard, prong, quill

pinprick, poke, prick, punch, thrust

cut, knife, slice