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lance
noun(lance)
a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
lance
noun(lance)
any of various sharp objects suggestive of a lance: such as
lance
noun(lance)
lancet
lance
verb(lance)
to pierce with or as if with a lance
lance
verb(lance)
to open with or as if with a lancet
lance
verb(lance)
to throw forward : hurl
lance
noun(lance)
an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal
lance
noun(lance)
a large extremely venomous pit viper (Bothrops atrox) of Central and South America
lance
noun(lance)
any of several small elongate marine bony fishes (genus Ammodytes of the family Ammodytidae) that associate in large schools and remain buried in sandy beaches at ebb tide —called also sand eel, sand launce
lance
noun(lance)
a mercenary soldier especially of the Middle Ages : condottiere
lance
noun(lance)
a person who acts independently without being affiliated with or authorized by an organization
lance
noun(lance)
a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer

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