TAKE UP THE GAUNTLET

Meaning of TAKE UP THE GAUNTLET in English

to accept sb's invitation to fight or compete

ORIGIN: In the Middle Ages a knight threw his gauntlet at the feet of another knight as a challenge to fight. If he accepted the challenge, the other knight would pick up the glove.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TAKE UP THE GAUNTLET — Accept the challenge.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TAKE UP THE GAUNTLET — принимать вызов
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TAKE UP THE GAUNTLET — принимать вызов
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAUNTLET — gante con manchette, garda-manu
English interlingue dictionary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAUNTLET — I. ˈgȯntlə̇t, ˈgän-, ˈgȧn-, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English gauntlette, from Middle French gantelet, diminutive of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAUNTLET — gauntlet 1 — gauntleted , adj. /gawnt"lit, gahnt"-/ , n. 1. a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, worn …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAUNTLET — I. noun also gant·let ˈgȯnt-lət, ˈgänt- Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French gantelet, diminutive of gant glove, from Old French, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
GAUNTLET — noun a long glove, covering the wrist. 2. gauntlet ·noun ·see gantlet. 3. gauntlet ·noun a rope on which hammocks …
Webster English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAUNTLET — [gaunt.let] n [ME, fr. MF gantelet, dim. of gant glove, of Gmc origin; akin to MD want glove, ON vottr] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAUNTLET — gauntlet BrE AmE ˈɡɔːnt lət -lɪt ˈɡɑːnt- ▷ gauntlet|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAUNTLET — / ˈgɔːntlət; NAmE / noun 1. a metal glove worn as part of a suit of armour by soldiers in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAUNTLET — gaunt ‧ let /ˈɡɔːntlət, ˈɡɔːntlɪt $ ˈɡɒːnt-/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-2, 4-5: Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAUNTLET — n. (US gantlet) ørun the gauntlet 1 be subjected to harsh criticism. 2 pass between two rows of people and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAUNTLET — n. 1 a stout glove with a long loose wrist. 2 hist. an armoured glove. 3 the part of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAUNTLET — n. (US gantlet) run the gauntlet 1 be subjected to harsh criticism. 2 pass between two rows of people and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAUNTLET — n. 1 a stout glove with a long loose wrist. 2 hist. an armoured glove. 3 the part of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
GAUNTLET — 1. n.1 a stout glove with a long loose wrist. 2 hist. an armoured glove. 3 the part of a …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAUNTLET — ( gauntlets) 1. Gauntlets are long, thick, protective gloves. ...a pair of black leather driving gauntlets. N-COUNT : usu pl …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAUNTLET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take up the challenge/gauntlet ▪ Rick took up the challenge and cycled the 250 mile …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAUNTLET — [noun] [C] - a long thick glove, worn for protectionShe put on a helmet and a leather jacket and gauntlets …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAUNTLET — See: RUN THE GAUNTLET, THROW DOWN THE GAUNTLET.
Slang English vocab
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAUNTLET — See: RUN THE GAUNTLET, THROW DOWN THE GAUNTLET.
Словарь английских идиом
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAKE — 1. гл. 1) а) брать, взять б) захватывать, овладевать, схватить (с применением силы) to take as a prisoner ≈ взять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAUNTLET — I сущ. 1) рукавица; перчатка с крагами 2) ист. латная рукавица ∙ Syn : challenge to throw/fling down the gauntlet …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAUNTLET — gauntlet.ogg _I ʹgɔ:ntlıt n 1. рукавица, перчатка с крагами ( у шофёра, фехтовальщика и т. п. ) 2. ист. латная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TAKE — 1) брать 2) воспринимать 3) впитывать 4) довозить 5) дубль 6) заступать 7) захватывать 8) определять 9) отбирать 10) отнимать 11) поглощать 12) преобразовывать 13) принятие 14) проникать 15) растворять 16) схватывать • development of mine take …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GAUNTLET — рукавица; перчатка с крагами (шофера, фехтовальщика и т. п.) hist. латная рукавица to run the gauntlet проходить сквозь строй; fig. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GAUNTLET — _I ʹgɔ:ntlıt n 1. рукавица, перчатка с крагами ( у шофёра, фехтовальщика и т. п. ) 2. ист. латная рукавица …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GAUNTLET — I ˈɡɔntlət сущ. 1) рукавица; перчатка с крагами 2) ист. латная рукавица • Syn: challenge •• to take / pick …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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