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GAUNTLET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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; gauntlet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("gauntlet" is a kind of...):

corporal punishment (the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A glove with long sleeve

Synonyms:

gantlet; gauntlet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gauntlet" is a kind of...):

glove (handwear: covers the hand and wrist)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A glove of armored leather; protects the hand

Synonyms:

gantlet; gauntlet; metal glove

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gauntlet" is a kind of...):

glove (handwear: covers the hand and wrist)

Holonyms ("gauntlet" is a part of...):

body armor; body armour; cataphract; coat of mail; suit of armor; suit of armour (armor that protects the wearer's whole body)

Sense 4

Meaning:

To offer or accept a challenge

Example:

took up the gauntlet

Synonyms:

gantlet; gauntlet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("gauntlet" is a kind of...):

challenge (a call to engage in a contest or fight)

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