Defenition of the word gauntlet

• Defenition of the word gauntlet

  • a glove with long sleeve
  • a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
  • a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim
  • to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
  • to offer or accept a challenge

Synonyms for the word gauntlet

• • gauntlets
  • metal glove

Meronymys for the word gauntlet

• • body armor
  • body armour
  • cataphract
  • coat of mail
  • suit of armor
  • suit of armour

Hypernyms for the word gauntlet

• • armor
  • challenge
  • corporal punishment
  • glove
  • gloves

Idioms for the word gauntlet

• • take up the gauntlet
  • throw down the gauntlet

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