hance

H4A1N1C3E1
/hɑːns/

verb

To raise, to elevate.

OriginOld French haulce →
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Meanings

hance1

verbhance (third-person singular simple present hances, present participle hancing, simple past and past participle hanced)

present singular third person hances · participle present hancing · participle past hanced · past hanced

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo raise, to elevate.

hance2

nounhance (plural hances)

plural hances · alternative hanch · alternative haunch

  1. 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!
  2. The arc of smaller radius at the springing of an elliptical or many-centred arch.

Hance3

proper noun
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin

hance · verb

See enhance.

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hance · noun

  1. Old Frenchhaulce
  2. Englishhance

Anglo-Norman, from Old French haulce.

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Hance · proper noun

From Hann + the patronymic suffix -s. In Scotland, a contraction of Angus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hance

FrancefinancedanceadvancechanceenhanceromanceglanceentranceHanslancestanceVancePenzanceexpanseperchancerancemanseaskanceprancepsytrancehansebechanceCome By Chance
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Anagrams

Chena
Cite this entry
APA

hance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hance

MLA

“hance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hance.

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