gauntlet
(noun)
noun
1. to offer or accept a challenge
- threw down the gauntlet
- took up the gauntlet
Similar word(s): gantlet
Definition categories: communication, challenge
2. a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
Similar word(s): gantlet
Definition categories: man–made, glove
3. a glove with long sleeve
Similar word(s): gantlet
Definition categories: man–made, 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
Similar word(s): gantlet
Definition categories: act