"outlance" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outlances [present, singular, third-person], outlancing [participle, present], outlanced [participle, past], outlanced [past]
Etymology: From out- + lance. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|lance}} out- + lance Head templates: {{en-verb}} outlance (third-person singular simple present outlances, present participle outlancing, simple past and past participle outlanced)
  1. (intransitive) To lance outward. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-outlance-en-verb-vx2tiVs- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32
  2. (transitive) To surpass in fighting or jousting with a lance. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outlance-en-verb-iaTNscLU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Inflected forms

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