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English noun: gauntlet | |||
| 1. | gauntlet (communication) to offer or accept a challenge | ||
| Samples | Threw down the gauntlet. Took up the gauntlet. | ||
| Synonyms | gantlet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | challenge | ||
| 2. | gauntlet (artifact) a glove of armored leather; protects the hand | ||
| Synonyms | gantlet, metal glove | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | glove | ||
| Part meronym | body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour | ||
| 3. | gauntlet (artifact) a glove with long sleeve | ||
| Synonyms | gantlet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | glove | ||
| 4. | gauntlet (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 | gantlet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | corporal punishment | ||
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