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Synonyms of lancinate

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Another word for lancinate is chef. Other synonyms of lancinate are jab, pink, job, thrust and splash.

Synonyms and similar words for lancinate

verbTo pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance.

  • run throughTo impale (a person) with a blade, usually a sword.
  • spear
  • chefTo stab with a knife, to shank.
  • chib UK, dialectalTo shiv (stab).
  • chingTo stab.
  • enthrillTo pierce; penetrate; run through; stab.
  • jabTo poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
  • jobTo pierce or poke (someone or something), typically with a sharp or pointed object; to stab.
  • juke slangTo stab.
  • kebab slangTo stab or skewer.
  • knifecrime UK, humorousTo stab.
  • pigstickTo stab.
  • pinkTo prick with a sword.
  • shank slangTo stab, especially with an improvised blade.
  • shiv slangTo stab (someone) with a shiv.
  • splashTo stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
  • stab
  • stick dialectalTo stab.
  • stobTo stab.
  • stog UK, dialectalTo stab; to probe; to thrust.
  • thrustTo stab; to pierce; usually with through.
  • fix
  • impale
  • pierce
  • prick
  • puncture
  • stake
  • transfix
  • transpierceTo pierce through; to pass through.
  • chive obsoleteTo stab.
  • foin archaicTo thrust with a sword; to stab at.
  • gore obsoleteTo pierce with anything pointed, such as a spear.
  • gride obsoleteTo pierce (something) with a weapon; to wound, to stab.
  • poach obsoleteTo stab; to pierce; to spear or drive or plunge into something.
  • speet obsolete
  • yerk archaicTo stab (someone or something).
  • empierce archaicTo pierce through.

Meaning of lancinate

  1. verb To pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance.

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Questions about synonyms of lancinate

What is another word for lancinate?
Lancinate has 37 synonyms on Word.ws, such as chef, jab, pink, job, thrust, splash, enthrill and pigstick.
What does lancinate mean?
Lancinate means to pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance.

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