NOUN | communication | gauntlet, gantlet | to offer or accept a challenge |
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artifact | gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove | a glove of armored leather | |
artifact | gauntlet, gantlet | a glove with long sleeve | |
act | 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 |
Sounds | gao'ntlaht | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... |
Meaning | To offer or accept a challenge. | |
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Synonym | gantlet | |
Broader | challenge | A call to engage in a contest / contest or fight |
Spanish | guante |
Meaning | A glove of armored leather; protects the hand. | |
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Synonyms | gantlet, metal glove | |
Part of | body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract | armor that protects the wearer's whole body |
Broader | glove | handwear |
Spanish | guante de metal, guantelete | |
Catalan | guantellet |
Meaning | A glove with long sleeve. | |
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Synonym | gantlet | |
Broader | glove | handwear |
Spanish | guante largo |
Meaning | 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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Synonym | gantlet | |
Broader | corporal punishment | The infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime |
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