Tra từ gauntlet - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

noun

1. to offer or accept a challenge
- threw down the gauntlet
- took up the gauntlet
• Syn:
gantlet
• Hypernyms:
challenge
2. a glove of armored leather;
protects the hand
• Syn:
gantlet, metal glove
• Hypernyms:
glove
• Part Holonyms:
body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract
3. a glove with long sleeve
• Syn:
gantlet
• Hypernyms:
glove
4. 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
• Syn:
gantlet
• Hypernyms:
corporal punishment