English Explanatory Dictionary

running the gauntlet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of run the gauntlet
noun
  1. A form of physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass

Word forms

running the gauntlet running the gantlet

Related words

run the gamut
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