outlance

verb — 2 senses

outlance

verb

Etymology From out- + lance.

1

To lance outward.

  • Before Dane had his glasses in focus, the outlancing strike of light was cut off, knife sharp.2017, Kenneth F. Gantz, Not in Solitude (Revised Edition):
2

To surpass in fighting or jousting with a lance.

  • I want some prince to challenge a knight who's a cad / And outlance the lad / To show me he's my hero.1965, Barbara Fried, Sleeping Beauty: Or the Famous Rose Taboo, Musical, page 31:

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