Lance

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NOUN

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

VERB

move quickly, as if by cutting one's way

pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight

open by piercing with a lancet

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