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Gauntlet

nounid 61976·updated May 18, 2026
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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

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
gantletmetal glove
plural
Gauntlets
possessive
Gauntlet's
pluralpossessive
Gauntlets'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
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
§2
a glove with long sleeve
§3
a glove of armored leather
§4
to offer or accept a challenge

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