Lance and Pierce

Lance

Lance verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
Usage example: doctors used to lance infected sores, so that they could drain clean
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Synonyms for Lance

Pierce is a synonym for lance in action topic. In some cases you can use "Pierce" instead a verb "Lance", when it comes to topics like cut, penetrate.

Nearby Words: lanced, lancet, lancer, lancing

Pierce

Pierce verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
Usage example: the saber pierced his chest, releasing a spurt of blood

Lance is a synonym for pierce in action topic. You can use "Lance" instead a verb "Pierce", if it concerns topics such as penetrate, make a hole in.

Both words in one sentence

  • And in his second encounter, he disguises himself as a White Phantom, only to pierce you from behind with a lance.
    Source: Dirty Coward
  • The Worf Barrage In Fate/stay night, Servant Lancer has a cursed lance that, when unsealed, will always pierce the opponent's heart, rewriting the laws of causality to do it... Unless the opponent happens to be very lucky.
  • The Lance of Longinus (a spear used to stab Christ during the crucifixion) is sometimes given this lore; it's why, in Neon Genesis Evangelion, the Lance is able to pierce an AT Field, since it turns out the AT Field is in fact the barrier of one's own soul.
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