pick up the gauntlet vs take a dare

pick up the gauntlet and take a dare both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pick up the gauntlet	No	No	Yes	No
take a dare	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pick up the gauntlet and take a dare are synonyms defined as:

pick up the gauntlet and take a dare: be dared to do something and attempt it

pick up the gauntlet (verb)	take a dare (verb)
be dared to do something and attempt it	be dared to do something and attempt it
	be dared to do something and not attempt it