to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
Used in a Sentence
gantlet
How to use gantlet in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for gantlet.
Editorial note
> In the United States, you can’t go to a movie, walk through the airport or buy cough medicine without being routed through a gantlet of candy bars, salty snacks and sugar-sweetened beverages. The processed-food industry spends more than $4 billion a year tempting us to eat.
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Quick take
to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of gantlet gathered in one view.
a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
a glove with long sleeve
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for gantlet.
noun
to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
See also: gauntlet
noun
a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
See also: gauntlet
noun
a glove with long sleeve
See also: gauntlet
noun
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
noun
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
See also: gauntlet
Example sentences
> In the United States, you can’t go to a movie, walk through the airport or buy cough medicine without being routed through a gantlet of candy bars, salty snacks and sugar-sweetened beverages. The processed-food industry spends more than $4 billion a year tempting us to eat.
> And while many tiger cubs run the gantlet and emerge as academic gladiators, on average, children subjected to high-pressure parenting actually tend to do worse in school.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use gantlet in a sentence?
> In the United States, you can’t go to a movie, walk through the airport or buy cough medicine without being routed through a gantlet of candy bars, salty snacks and sugar-sweetened beverages. The processed-food industry spends more than $4 billion a year tempting us to eat.
What does gantlet mean?
to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
What part of speech is gantlet?
gantlet is commonly used as noun.