Gauntlet - Definition
gauntlet
n 1: to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet";
"took up the gauntlet" [syn: gauntlet, gantlet]
2: a glove of armored leather; protects the hand [syn:
gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove]
3: a glove with long sleeve [syn: gauntlet, gantlet]
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: gauntlet,
gantlet]