n.
1.a long pointed rod used as a weapon
2.an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
3.a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade lance v.
1.move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
2.pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
3.open by piercing with a lancet
Idiom of the Day
run the gauntlet
to face a hard test or painful experience
I had to run the gauntlet of many interviews before I got the job.