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| gantlet | ||||
| A | noun | |||
| 1 | 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 | ||||
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| 2 | gantlet | |||
| 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 | ||||
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| 3 | gauntlet, gantlet | |||
| a glove with long sleeve | ||||
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| 4 | gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove | |||
| a glove of armored leather; protects the hand | ||||
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| 5 | gauntlet, gantlet | |||
| to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet" | ||||
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