Lance
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon. To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess. To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen. A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight's armour. A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer. An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home. A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell. One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure. A lancet.
Spear
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.A sharp tool used by fishermen to retrieve fish.an illegal maneuver using the end of a hockey stick to strike into another hockey player
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To penetrate or strike with, or as if with, any long narrow object. To make a thrusting motion that catches an object on the tip of a long device.
Example sentence: If I could be good at any sport, it'd be javelin. I know a few people I would love to throw a spear at.