Gantlet (Noun)
Meaning 1
To offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
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.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
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.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
A glove of armored leather; protects the hand.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.