Definitions for gauntlet
Overview of noun gauntlet
The noun gauntlet has 4 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. gauntlet, gantlet
(to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet")
2. gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove
(a glove of armored leather; protects the hand)
3. gauntlet, gantlet
(a glove with long sleeve)
4. gauntlet, gantlet
(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)
