Definitions for gantlet
ˈgænt lɪt, ˈgɔnt-gant·let

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gauntlet, gantletnoun

   to offer or accept a challenge

   "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"

2. gauntlet, gantlet, metal glovenoun

   a glove of armored leather; protects the hand

3. gauntlet, gantletnoun

   a glove with long sleeve

4. gantletnoun

   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. gauntlet, gantletnoun

   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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gantelope, Gantletnoun

   A military punishment, in which the criminal running between the ranks receives a lash from each man.

   Etymology: gantlet is only corrupted from gantelope, gant, all, and loopen, to run, Dutch.

   But would’st thou, friend, who hast two legs alone,
   Would’st thou to run the ganlet these expose,
   To a whole company of hob-nail’d shoes? John Dryden, Juv.

   Young gentlemen are driven with a whip, to run the gantlet through the several classes. John Locke.

2. Gantelope, Gantletnoun

   A military punishment, in which the criminal running between the ranks receives a lash from each man.

   Etymology: gantlet is only corrupted from gantelope, gant, all, and loopen, to run, Dutch.

   But would’st thou, friend, who hast two legs alone,
   Would’st thou to run the ganlet these expose,
   To a whole company of hob-nail’d shoes? John Dryden, Juv.

   Young gentlemen are driven with a whip, to run the gantlet through the several classes. John Locke.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gantlet

   A gantlet is a form of physical punishment or torture where someone is forced to run between two lines of people who are armed and ready to beat them. It may also refer to an intimidating, difficult, or trying ordeal or experience. There's also a railway gantlet, a track configuration to move trains past an obstruction. The term 'gantlet' is often confused with 'gauntlet,' which refers to a type of medieval glove worn by knights.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gantletnoun

   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

2. Gantletnoun

   a glove. See Gauntlet

3. Etymology: [Gantlet is corrupted fr. gantlope; gantlope is for gatelope, Sw. gatlopp, orig., a running down a lane; gata street, lane + lopp course, career, akin to lpa to run. See Gate a way, and Leap.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gantlet

   gant′let, n. a glove. [Same as Gauntlet.]

2. Gantlet

   gant′let, Gantlope, gant′lōp, n. a punishment consisting of driving a criminal through a lane formed by two files of men, who each strike him as he passes.—Run the gantlet, to undergo the punishment of the gantlet: to be exposed to unpleasant remarks or treatment. [Confused with gauntlet, but from Sw. gatlopp—gata (Eng. gate), a street, line of soldiers, lopp (Eng. leap), course.]

Matched Categories

1. • Challenge
   • Corporal Punishment
   • Glove
   • Railroad Track

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gantlet in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gantlet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gantlet
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gantlet
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gantlet
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gantlet