| Gauntlet 1. (n.) See Gantlet. 2. (n.) A glove of such material that it defends the hand from wounds. 3. (n.) A long glove, covering the wrist. 4. (n.) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying. Thesaurus Entries battle cry, bid to combat, brass knuckles, cesta, cestus, challenge, confinement, dare, defi, defy, dismemberment, double dare, estrapade, gage, gage of battle, galleys, glove, handwear, hard labor, impalement, imprisonment, incarceration, jailing, keelhauling, kid gloves, kids, martyrdom, mittens, mitts, mousquetaire gloves, mousquetaires, muff, penal servitude, picketing, railriding, rebel yell, rock pile, strappado, tar-and-feathering, the gantlet, torment, torture, war cry, war whoop |