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Word: Lance
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French lance (noun), lancier (verb), from Latin lancea (noun)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
lɑːns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
prick or cut open (an abscess or boil) with a lancet or other sharp instrument
Short Definition:prick abscess with lancet
Examples:- abscesses should not be lanced until there is a soft spot in the centre
- he made it one of his priorities to lance the boil of corruption
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