WordNet
v. be dared to do something and attempt it [syn: take a dare]
Usage examples of "pick up the gauntlet".
Again came the hush of expectation, for the drow's words could be taken as a challenge, and Berkthgar, blue eyes squinting dangerously, seemed more than ready to pick up the gauntlet.
He knew that the construction companies who had contracted the extension were almost through with the actual roadwork for the winter, but he also knew that they expected to complete all the necessary demolitions (demolitions, there's a word for you, Fredbut Fred didn't pick up the gauntlet) within the city limits by the end of February.
It is you who must pick up the gauntlet if you do not accept my demand for surrender.
As Kelson descended the steps, Charissa withdrew to the far side of the transept, perhaps forty feet away, waited as Kelson stooped to pick up the gauntlet.