English noun: gantlet | |||
1. | gantlet (communication) to offer or accept a challenge | ||
Samples | Threw down the gauntlet. Took up the gauntlet. | ||
Synonyms | gauntlet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | challenge | ||
2. | gantlet (artifact) a glove of armored leather; protects the hand | ||
Synonyms | gauntlet, metal glove | ||
Broader (hypernym) | glove | ||
Part meronym | body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour | ||
3. | gantlet (artifact) a glove with long sleeve | ||
Synonyms | gauntlet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | glove | ||
4. | gantlet (artifact) the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times | ||
Broader (hypernym) | railroad, railroad track, railway | ||
5. | gantlet (act) 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 | ||
Synonyms | gauntlet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | corporal punishment | ||