pick up the gauntlet vs try

pick up the gauntlet is not a noun while try is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pick up the gauntlet	No	No	Yes	No
try	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, try is a hypernym of pick up the gauntlet; that is, try is a word with a broader meaning than pick up the gauntlet:

Other hypernyms of pick up the gauntlet include assay, attempt, essay, seek.

pick up the gauntlet (noun)	try (noun)
	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

pick up the gauntlet (verb)	try (verb)
be dared to do something and attempt it	put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
	melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
	take a sample of
	test the limits of
	give pain or trouble to
	make an effort or attempt
	put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
	examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
	put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of