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conductor's baton (noun sense 3)

passing the baton (noun sense 4) in a relay race

police officer wielding a baton (noun sense 6)

Argent, a baton gules (noun sense 7)

baton (noun sense 10)

From French bâton. Doublet of baston.

baton (plural batons)

  1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
  2. (military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
  3. (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
    The conductor raised his baton and the orchestra fell silent.
  4. (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
    In the relay race, the runner dropped the baton.
  5. (gymnastics, juggling) A rod twirled in a marching band's performance, in a gymnastic sport, or in juggling.
  6. (weaponry, US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen.
    Synonyms: billy club, nightstick, (UK) truncheon
    The police officer carried a baton for self-defense.
  7. (heraldry) A bend with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, typically borne sinister, and often used as a mark of cadency, initially for both legitimate and illegitimate children, but later chiefly for illegitimate children.
    Alternative forms: batune, baston
    Coordinate term: scrape
  8. A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
  9. (cooking) A batonnet, a long slice of a vegetable, thicker than a julienne.
  10. (baking) A short baguette.
  11. (figurative) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{[rfdef](/wiki/Template:rfdef#top "Template:rfdef")}}.
    She passed the baton to her successor after retiring.
    accept/refuse/receive the baton

military staff of office

music: conductor's stick

sports: object transferred by relay runners

club of the police

heraldry: a bend with the ends cut off

a short vertical post in a fence used to separate wires, not set into the ground

baton (third-person singular simple present batons, present participle batoning, simple past and past participle batoned)

  1. (transitive) To strike with a baton.

to strike with a baton

Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston.

batón

  1. baton (staff or truncheon)
    1. (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band
    2. (sports) object transferred by relay runners
    3. club used by policemen; night stick
      Synonym: batuta

batón

  1. (music) to conduct an orchestra
  2. (music) to lead a marching band
  3. to use something as a baton

batón

  1. to have something
  2. to have a servant
  3. to watch; to look after; to take care of

From French bâton.

baton (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. bread stick
  2. chocolate stick

baton

  1. accusative singular of bato

From French bâton.

baton

  1. stick

báton

  1. accept, get, receive

Borrowed from Dutch baton, from French bâton (“stick”).

baton (plural **baton-baton)

  1. (music) baton: the stick of a conductor in musical performances

Borrowed from Madurese [Term?].

baton (plural **baton-baton)

  1. a dowry or gift given at a ceremony to propose to a girl
  2. the edges of the halls are made of whole bamboo or wooden blocks

baton (plural **baton-baton)

  1. syllabic abbreviation of bintara peleton

baton

  1. Rōmaji transcription of バトン

From French bâton (“stick”).

baton

  1. stick
  2. stalk
  3. rod, pole
  4. cane, walking stick

From French bâton.

baton

  1. stick

Borrowed from French bâton.

baton m animal or m inan (diminutive batonik)

  1. candy bar (kind of candy in the shape of a bar, often made of chocolate)
  2. (regional) veka (type of pastry made of wheat flour, produced in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland, similar to a French baguette but wider, bigger, and fluffier, and with a smoother surface)
    Synonyms: angielka, bina, bułka paryska, gryzka, kawiorka, sztangielka, weka
  3. (slang) baton (folding club used for beating)
    Hypernym: pałka

Borrowed from English button.

baton m animal or m inan

  1. (graphical user interface) alternative spelling of button

Borrowed from French bâton.

baton n (plural batoane)

  1. bar, stick
    baton de ciocolată ― chocolate bar

From French bâton.

baton

  1. stick

Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston.

batón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. baton (staff or truncheon)
    1. (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band
      Synonyms: (conductor baton) batuta, botong
    2. (sports) object transferred by relay runners
      Synonym: botong
    3. club used by policemen; night stick
      Synonyms: batuta, botong

batón

  1. lipstick