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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Pinprick and lance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pinprick" instead a verb "Lance".
Pinprick
Pinprick noun - A mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument.
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Pinprick and Lance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lance/pinprick
Lance & Pinprick. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lance/pinprick>.
Pinprick or Lance. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lance/pinprick.
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