| javelin | | |
| n. (event) | 1. javelin | an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible. |
| ~ field event | a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. javelin | a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events. |
| ~ lance, spear, shaft | a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon. |
| ~ sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport. |
| lance | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. lance, shaft, spear | a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon. |
| ~ assagai, assegai | the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa. |
| ~ barb | a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove. |
| ~ javelin | a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events. |
| ~ spear-point, spearpoint, spearhead | the head and sharpened point of a spear. |
| ~ trident | a spear with three prongs. |
| ~ weapon, weapon system, arm | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting.; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. fishgig, fizgig, gig, lance, spear | an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish. |
| ~ fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, tackle, rig | gear used in fishing. |
| ~ harpoon | a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it. |
| ~ implement | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end. |
| ~ leister | a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon). |
| n. (artifact) | 3. lance, lancet | a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions. |
| ~ surgical knife | a very sharp knife used in surgery. |
| v. (motion) | 4. lance | move quickly, as if by cutting one's way.; "Planes lanced towards the shore" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (contact) | 5. lance | pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight. |
| ~ pierce, thrust | penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument. |
| v. (contact) | 6. lance | open by piercing with a lancet.; "lance a boil" |
| ~ open, open up | cause to open or to become open.; "Mary opened the car door" |
| spear | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. spear | pierce with a spear.; "spear fish" |
| ~ empale, impale, spike, transfix | pierce with a sharp stake or point.; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" |
| v. (stative) | 2. spear, spear up | thrust up like a spear.; "The branch speared up into the air" |
| ~ jut, jut out, protrude, stick out, project | extend out or project in space.; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" |
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