running the gauntlet

English

Alternative forms

running the gantlet

Verb

running the gauntlet

present participle and gerund of run the gauntlet

Noun

running the gauntlet (uncountable)

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

Translations

physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass

Dutch: spitsroeden lopen n,
Finnish: kujanjuoksu (fi)
German: Spießrutenlaufen (de) n, Spießrutenlauf (de) m
Swedish: gatlopp (sv) n

See also

run the gamut

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