noun
also US gantlet , pl -lets
[count] :a situation in which someone is attacked, criticized, questioned, etc., by many people - usually used in the phrase run the gauntlet
noun
plural -lets
[count] a metal glove worn with a suit of armor by soldiers in the Middle Ages
a long, heavy glove worn to protect the hand - compare 1gauntlet
pick/take up the gauntlet
to show that you are willing and ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone or to do something that is difficult but necessary :to accept or respond to a challenge
throw down the gauntlet
to say or show that you are ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone :to challenge someone