lance

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
2. 2
   A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
3. 3
   A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
4. 4
   A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
5. 5
   An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
6. 6
   A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
7. 7
   One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
8. 8
   A lancet.

Verb

1. 1
   Prick or cut open with a sharp instrument.
2. 2
   Pierce with or as if with a lance.
3. 3
   Move suddenly and quickly
4. 4
   To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
5. 5
   To open with a lancet; to pierce.
6. 6
   To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.
7. 7
   to steal or swipe

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. 2
   A male given name from the Germanic languages; by folk etymology associated with a lance: A diminutive of the male given name Lancelot.
3. 3
   A male given name from the Germanic languages; by folk etymology associated with a lance: A male given name transferred from the surname.