gantlet
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1. 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 (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | corporal punishment, |
| definition | : | the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime (noun.act) |
2. 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.artifact)
| hypernym | : | railroad, railroad track, railway, |
| definition | : | a line of track providing a runway for wheels (noun.artifact) |
3. a glove with long sleeve (noun.artifact)
4. a glove of armored leather; protects the hand (noun.artifact)
| part meronym | : | body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour, |
| definition | : | armor that protects the wearer's whole body (noun.artifact) |
5. to offer or accept a challenge (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | challenge, |
| definition | : | a call to engage in a contest or fight (noun.communication) |
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