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Meaning of word gantlet from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

gantlet   noun

Meaning : To offer or accept a challenge.

Example : Threw down the gauntlet.
Took up the gauntlet.

Synonyms : gauntlet

Meaning : A glove of armored leather. Protects the hand.

Synonyms : gauntlet, metal glove

Meaning : A glove with long sleeve.

Synonyms : gauntlet

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.

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 : gauntlet