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gauntlet
1[gawnt-lit, gahnt-]
noun
a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, worn by a knight in armor to protect the hand.
a glove with an extended cuff for the wrist.
the cuff itself.
gauntlet
2[gawnt-lit, gahnt-]
noun
a former punishment, chiefly military, in which the offender was made to run between two rows of men who struck at him with switches or weapons as he passed.
the two rows of men administering this punishment.
an attack from two or all sides.
trying conditions; an ordeal.
verb (used with object)
gauntlet
1/ ˈɡɔːԳٱɪ /
noun
a punishment in which the victim is forced to run between two rows of men who strike at him as he passes: formerly a military punishment
to suffer this punishment
to endure an onslaught or ordeal, as of criticism
a testing ordeal; trial
a variant spelling of gantlet 1
gauntlet
2/ ˈɡɔːԳٱɪ /
noun
a medieval armoured leather glove
a heavy glove with a long cuff
to accept a challenge
to offer a challenge
Other 51Թ Forms
- gauntleted adjective
- ungauntleted adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gauntlet1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gauntlet1
Origin of gauntlet2
Idioms and Phrases
take up the gauntlet / glove,
to accept a challenge to fight.
He was always willing to take up the gauntlet for a good cause.
to show one's defiance.
throw down the gauntlet / glove,
to challenge.
to defy.
run the gauntlet, to suffer severe criticism or tribulation.
Example Sentences
Neither team survived the regional and super regional gauntlet to be one of the last eight teams standing.
The pole fight always looked to be between the McLarens and Verstappen, and the Red Bull driver laid down the gauntlet with the fastest time on the first runs in final qualifying.
"And it's so amazing when a peer throws the gauntlet down like that. We've gotta pick it up and I've spoken to a lot of peers who all had the same feeling."
Then top theater lobbyist Michael O’Leary threw down an unexpected gauntlet.
When Scott wrote those first three scripts, it was like gauntlet thrown down.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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