🧤gauntlet

Meaning

a protective glove; a challenge or trial; to 'throw down the gauntlet' means to issue a challenge

Example Sentences

The knight threw down his gauntlet as a sign of challenge.

Example Expressions

throw down the gauntlet

Synonyms

challenge, trial, ordeal, glove

Antonyms

peace, agreement

Collocations

throw the gauntlet, take up the gauntlet, run the gauntlet