take a dare vs pick up the gauntlet

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

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

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

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

take a dare (verb)	pick up the gauntlet (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