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GANTLET
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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 ("gantlet" is a kind of...):
corporal punishment (the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gantlet" is a kind of...):
railroad; railroad track; railway (a line of track providing a runway for wheels)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A glove with long sleeve
Synonyms:
gantlet; gauntlet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gantlet" is a kind of...):
glove (handwear: covers the hand and wrist)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A glove of armored leather; protects the hand
Synonyms:
gantlet; gauntlet; metal glove
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gantlet" is a kind of...):
glove (handwear: covers the hand and wrist)
Holonyms ("gantlet" 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 5
Meaning:
To offer or accept a challenge
Example:
took up the gauntlet
Synonyms:
gantlet; gauntlet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("gantlet" is a kind of...):
challenge (a call to engage in a contest or fight)
