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
Slice and lance are semantically related. in pierce topic. In some cases you can use "Slice" instead a verb "Lance".
Slice
Slice verb - To cut into long slender pieces.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Dragonslayer. Galen's lance could slice through a horseshoe, but after sharpened by magic fire, it's made sharper than sharp.
Source: Absurdly Sharp Blade -
Also, there is a Jack the Ripper ghost who uses this Sinister Scythe to slice off Lance's face!
Source: Video Game / Brain Dead 13 -
Brain Dead 13: In one scene when a black cat encounters Lance, it will get into a cat fight and slice his head into bits. Ouch!
Source: Cats Are Mean
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Slice and Lance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lance/slice
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