gantlet vs challenge

challenge vs gantlet

gantlet and challenge both are nouns.

gantlet is not a verb while challenge is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gantlet	Yes	No	No	No
challenge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, challenge is a hypernym of gantlet; that is, challenge is a word with a broader meaning than gantlet:

gantlet: to offer or accept a challenge
challenge: a call to engage in a contest or fight

gantlet (noun)	challenge (noun)
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	a call to engage in a contest or fight
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	questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
a glove of armored leather; protects the hand	a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
a glove with long sleeve	a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
to offer or accept a challenge	a demanding or stimulating situation

gantlet (verb)	challenge (verb)
	issue a challenge to
	take exception to
	raise a formal objection in a court of law
	ask for identification

Difference between gantlet and challenge

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