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runs the gauntlet

runs the gauntlet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run the gauntlet.

Meaning of run the gauntlet

Verb

run the gauntlet (third-person singular simple present runs the gauntlet, present participle running the gauntlet, simple past ran the gauntlet, past participle run the gauntlet)

  1. (idiomatic) To undergo a series of tests or challenges.
    • Run the gauntlet north and south
      March on up to the cannon's mouth
      And say I can do any goddamn thing I want1985, J. G. Thirlwell, “Anything (Viva!)”, in Nail, performed by Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel
    Synonyms:
    pass the pikes

Questions about runs the gauntlet

What is runs the gauntlet the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs the gauntlet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run the gauntlet.

Words near runs the gauntlet in the dictionary

  1. runs someone's file
  2. runs something up the flagpole
  3. runs the clock down
  4. runs the gamut
  5. runs the gantlope
  6. runs the gauntlet
  7. runs the gauntlope
  8. runs the risk
  9. runs the rule over
  10. runs the show
  11. runs the table

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