hance
/hɑːns/
hance verb: to raise, to elevate.
Verb
hance (third-person singular simple present hances, present participle hancing, simple past and past participle hanced)
- To raise, to elevate.
Noun
hance (plural hances)
- A curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship.
- He wears a minimal white cotton brief, and is pleased by the hance of its pouch, a catenary dip as he faces the mirror, the profile navicular and ostent.1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
- The arc of smaller radius at the springing of an elliptical or many-centred arch.
Proper noun capitalized: Hance
Hance
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Forms of hance
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | hances |
| present participle | hancing |
| past participle | hanced |
| past | hanced |
| Noun | |
| plural | hances |
| alternative form | hanch |
| alternative form | haunch |
Origin of hance
See enhance.
Anglo-Norman, from Old French haulce.
From Hann + the patronymic suffix -s. In Scotland, a contraction of Angus.
Words that rhyme with hance
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Questions about hance
- What does hance mean?
- Hance means to raise, to elevate.
- What part of speech is hance?
- Hance can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hance?
- Hance is pronounced /hɑːns/.
- What is the past tense of hance?
- The past tense of hance is hanced.
Words near hance in the dictionary
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