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