American English pronunciation
How to pronounce gauntlet
IPA transcription: ['ɡɔntlət]
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Noun
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to offer or accept a challenge
“threw down the gauntlet”
“took up the gauntlet”
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a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
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a glove with long sleeve
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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