gantlet meaning and definition

GANTLET noun

Definition of gantlet (noun)

1. to offer or accept a challenge
   • "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
   • synonyms: gauntlet
2. a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
   • synonyms: gauntlet, metal glove
3. a glove with long sleeve
   • synonyms: gauntlet
4. the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times
5. 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
   • synonyms: gauntlet