lance

Noun

• a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

• an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

Verb

• open by piercing with a lancet
  • lance a boil
    

• pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight

• move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
  • Planes lanced towards the shore
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  lancet , spear , gig , fizgig , fishgig , shaft