gauntlet
1. to offer or accept a challenge - threw down the gauntlet - took up the gauntlet • Syn: gantlet • Hypernyms: challenge 2. a glove of armored leather; protects the hand • Syn: gantlet, metal glove • Hypernyms: glove • Part Holonyms: body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract 3. a glove with long sleeve • Syn: gantlet • Hypernyms: glove 4. 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 • Syn: gantlet • Hypernyms: corporal punishment
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