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noun | verb lancelance1 /læns/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYlance1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French Latin lancea a long thin pointed weapon that was used in the past by soldiers riding on horses noun | verb lancelance2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLElance |
Present | I, you, we, they | lance | | he, she, it | lances | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | lanced | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have lanced | | he, she, it | has lanced | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had lanced | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will lance | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have lanced |
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Present | I | am lancing | | he, she, it | is lancing | | you, we, they | are lancing | Past | I, he, she, it | was lancing | | you, we, they | were lancing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been lancing | | he, she, it | has been lancing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been lancing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be lancing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been lancing |
to cut a small hole in someone’s flesh with a sharp instrument to let out pus (=yellow liquid produced by infection): Lance the boil with a sterilized needle. |