Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gauntlet

4 senses of gauntlet

Sense 1
gauntlet, gantlet -- (to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet")
       => challenge -- (a call to engage in a contest or fight)

Sense 2
gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove -- (a glove of armored leather; protects the hand)
       => glove -- (handwear: covers the hand and wrist)

Sense 3
gauntlet, gantlet -- (a glove with long sleeve)
       => glove -- (handwear: covers the hand and wrist)

Sense 4
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)
       => corporal punishment -- (the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime)