different between lance vs chop
lance
English
Etymology
From Middle English launce, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: läns, IPA(key): /l??ns/
- (US) enPR: l?ns, IPA(key): /læns/
- Rhymes: -??ns, -æns
Noun
lance (plural lances)
- A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
- 1590, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part III, Act II, Scene III, line 15.
- Thy brother’s blood the thirsty earth hath drunk, Broach’d with the steely point of Clifford’s lance...
- 1909, Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor, page 65.
- The head of the lance was commonly of the leaf form, and sometimes approached that of the lozenge; it was very seldom barbed, although this variety, together with the others, appears upon the Bayeux Tapestry.
- 1590, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part III, Act II, Scene III, line 15.
- A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
- 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part I, Act III, Scene II, line 49.
- What will you do, good greybeard? Break a lance, And run a-tilt at Death within a chair?
- 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part I, Act III, Scene II, line 49.
- (fishing) A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
- (military) A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
- (military) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
- (founding) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
- (pyrotechnics) One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
- (medicine) A lancet.
Derived terms
Related terms
- lancet
Translations
Verb
lance (third-person singular simple present lances, present participle lancing, simple past and past participle lanced)
- To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
- Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. Dryden.
- To open with a lancet; to pierce
- To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:lance.
Translations
See also
- javelin
- pike
- spear
Anagrams
- Calne, Lenca, ancle, clane, clean
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??s/
- Homophones: lancent, lances
Etymology 1
From Old French lance, from Latin lancea.
Noun
lance f (plural lances)
- a spear, lance
- (military) a soldier armed with a lance; a lancer
- a hose
Derived terms
- fer de lance
- lancette
- lancier
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
lance
- first/third-person singular present indicative of lancer
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of lancer
- second-person singular imperative of lancer
Derived terms
- lance-roquette
- relance (form of verb relancer)
Related terms
Further reading
- “lance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin lancea.
Noun
lance f (plural lancis)
- lance, spear
Related terms
- slançâ
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?lan.t??e/
Noun
lance f pl
- plural of lancia
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?lan.ke/, [???ä?k?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?lan.t??e/, [?l?n??t???]
Noun
lance
- ablative singular of lanx
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
lance
- Alternative form of launce
Etymology 2
Verb
lance
- Alternative form of launcen
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French lance.
Noun
lance f (plural lances)
- lance (weapon)
- lancer; lance
Descendants
- French: lance
Old French
Etymology
From Latin lancea.
Noun
lance f (oblique plural lances, nominative singular lance, nominative plural lances)
- lance (weapon)
Descendants
- Middle French: lance
- French: lance
- ? Middle English: launce
- English: lance
- ? Middle High German: lanze
- German: Lanze
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Back-formation from lançar.
Noun
lance m (plural lances)
- throw (act of throwing something)
- Synonyms: arremesso, jogada, lançamento
- bid (offer at an auction)
- Synonym: lanço
- (sports) a series of actions carried out during a game
- Synonym: jogada
- (informal) thing (only used for non-physical things)
- flight (series of stairs between landings)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
lance
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of lançar
- É importante que eu lance isso.
- It’s important that I throw this.
- É importante que eu lance isso.
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of lançar
- É importante que ele lance isso.
- It’s important that he throws this.
- É importante que ele lance isso.
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of lançar
- Você aí, lance isso sozinho.
- You there, throw this by yourself.
- Você aí, lance isso sozinho.
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of lançar
- Você aí, não lance isso sozinho.
- You there, don’t throw this by yourself.
- Você aí, não lance isso sozinho.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian lancia (18th century).
Noun
lance f (plural l?nci)
- spear, lance
- Synonym: suli??
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /?lan?e/, [?lãn?.?e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /?lanse/, [?lãn.se]
Etymology 1
From the verb lanzar.
Noun
lance m (plural lances)
- launch (act of launching)
- Synonym: lanzamiento
- throw
- cast (fishing)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
lance
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of lanzar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of lanzar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of lanzar.
Further reading
- “lance” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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chop
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: ch?p, IPA(key): /t??p/
- Hyphenation: chop
- Rhymes: -?p
Etymology 1
From Middle English choppen, chappen (“to chop”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Scots chap (“to chop”). Compare Saterland Frisian kappe, kapje (“to hack; chop; lop off”), Dutch kappen (“to chop, cut, hew”), German Low German kappen (“to cut off; clip”), German kappen (“to cut; clip”), German dialectal chapfen, kchapfen (“to chop into small pieces”), Danish kappe (“to cut, lop off, poll”), Swedish kapa (“to cut”), Albanian copë (“piece, chunk”), Old English *?ippian (in for?ippian (“to cut off”)). Perhaps related to chip.
Noun
chop (plural chops)
- A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
- 1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey:
- I was standing at the meat counter, waiting for some rib lamb chops to be cut.
- 1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey:
- A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar utensil.
- (martial arts) A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched.
- Ocean waves, generally caused by wind, distinguished from swell by being smaller and not lasting as long.
- (poker) A hand where two or more players have an equal-valued hand, resulting in the chips being shared equally between them.
- (informal, with "the") Termination, especially from employment; the sack.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A woodchopping competition.
- (dated) A crack or cleft; a chap.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:chop.
Synonyms
- (dismissal, especially from employment (informal)): axe, pink slip, sack
Translations
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ????
Verb
chop (third-person singular simple present chops, present participle chopping, simple past and past participle chopped)
- (transitive) To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
- chop wood; chop an onion
- (transitive) To sever with an axe or similar implement.
- Chop off his head.
- (transitive) to give a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the side of the hand.
- (transitive, baseball) To hit the ball downward so that it takes a high bounce.
- (poker) To divide the pot (or tournament prize) between two or more players. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (intransitive) To make a quick, heavy stroke or a series of strokes, with or as with an ax.
- (intransitive) To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
- (intransitive) To interrupt; with in or out.
- 1550, Hugh Latimer, Sermon Preached before King Edward
- This fellow […] interrupted the sermon, even suddenly chopping in.
- 1550, Hugh Latimer, Sermon Preached before King Edward
- (computing, transitive, Perl) To remove the final character from (a text string).
Translations
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of chap (“cheap”). Compare Middle English copen (“to buy”), Dutch kopen (“to buy”).
Verb
chop (third-person singular simple present chops, present participle chopping, simple past and past participle chopped)
- (obsolete) To exchange, to barter; to swap.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:
- this is not to put down Prelaty, this is but to chop an Episcopacy; this is but to translate the Palace Metropolitan from one kind of dominion into another, this is but an old canonicall sleight of commuting our penance.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:
- To chap or crack.
- (nautical) To vary or shift suddenly.
- The wind chops about.
- (obsolete) To twist words.
- 1612, Francis Bacon, Of Judicature
- Let not the counsel at the bar chop with the judge.
- 1612, Francis Bacon, Of Judicature
- To converse, discuss, or speak with another.
Noun
chop (plural chops)
- A turn of fortune; change; a vicissitude.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Marryat to this entry?)
Derived terms
- chop and change
- chops and changes
Etymology 3
Perhaps a variant of chap (“jaw”). Compare also Middle English cheppe (“one side of the jaw, chap”).
Noun
chop (plural chops)
- (chiefly in the plural) A jaw of an animal.
- A movable jaw or cheek, as of a vice.
- The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbour, or channel.
- East Chop; West Chop
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Hindi ??? (ch?p, “stamp”)
Noun
chop (plural chops)
- An official stamp or seal, as in China and India.
- A mark indicating nature, quality, or brand.
- silk of the first chop
- A license or passport that has been sealed.
- A complete shipment.
- a chop of tea
Derived terms
- chop dollar
- grand chop
Etymology 5
Shortening.
Noun
chop (plural chops)
- (Internet) An IRC channel operator.
- 1996, Peter Ludlow, High Noon on the Electronic Frontier (page 404)
- IRC supports mechanisms for the enforcement of acceptable behaviour on IRC. Channel operators — "chanops" or "chops" — have access to the /kick command, which throws a specified user out of the given channel.
- 1996, Peter Ludlow, High Noon on the Electronic Frontier (page 404)
Synonyms
- chanop
- op
See also
- chop chop
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
chop
- eat
- spend
Silesian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *xolp?.
Noun
chop m
- man, male
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