gauntlet in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
gauntlet in Hindi हिन्दी
gauntlet in Sindhi سنڌي
gauntlet in English
- gauntlet⇄expr. take (or pick) up the gauntlet,
a. to accept a challenge.
Ex. The champion took up the gauntlet of the challenger.
b. to take up the defense of a person or viewpoint.
Ex. [She] had thrown down her gauntlet to him, and he h - gauntlet⇄expr. throw down the gauntlet, to give a challenge. The medieval custom was to throw down a glove or gauntlet in challenging an opponent.
Ex. The gauntlet has been thrown down to the Democratic political machine (Wall Street Journal). - gauntlet⇄gauntlet (1), noun.
1. an iron glove which was part of a knight's armor in the Middle Ages. A gauntlet was made usually of leather covered with plates of metal.
2. a stout, heavy glove with a deep, flaring cuff covering part of the arm, used - gauntlet⇄gauntlet (2), noun, transitive verb. gantlet(1).