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English noun: gantlet

1. gantlet (communication) to offer or accept a challenge


SamplesThrew down the gauntlet.
Took up the gauntlet.


Synonymsgauntlet


Broader (hypernym)challenge

2. gantlet (artifact) a glove of armored leather; protects the hand


Synonymsgauntlet, metal glove


Broader (hypernym)glove


Part meronymbody armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour

3. gantlet (artifact) a glove with long sleeve


Synonymsgauntlet


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


Synonymsgauntlet


Broader (hypernym)corporal punishment









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