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gauntlet
 
Noun gauntlet has 4 senses
  1. gauntlet, gantlet - to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
    --1 is a kind of challenge
  2. gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove - a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
    --2 is a kind of glove, gloves
    --2 is a part of
     body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract
  3. gauntlet, gantlet - a glove with long sleeve
    --3 is a kind of glove, gloves
  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
    --4 is a kind of corporal punishment
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