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gantlet - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'gantlet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gantlet [ n.]
- A military punishment formerly in use, wherein the offender was made to run between two files of men facing one another, who struck him as he passed.
- A glove. See Gauntlet.

Meaning of 'gantlet' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gantlet [ n]
Meaning (1):
- to offer or accept a challenge
Example in sentence:
  • threw down the gauntlet;
  • took up the gauntlet

Nearby Words:

gan ganch gander gane ganesa gang gang-flower ganger gangetic gangion

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