baton
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: baron, bacon, barton, aton, baston, bason, abaton, batog, batun, raton, batoon
Antonyms: baron, bacon, barton, aton, baston, bason, abaton, batog, batun, raton, batoon
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Noun
- A [[staff]] or [[truncheon]], used for various purposes.
- {{senseid|en|military}} {{lb|en|military}} A ceremonial staff of a [[field marshal]] or a similar high-ranking military office.
- {{senseid|en|Q860256}} {{lb|en|music}} The [[stick]] of a [[conductor]] in musical [[performance]]s.
- {{senseid|en|relay race}} {{lb|en|sports}} An object transferred by [[runner]]s in a [[relay race]].
- {{senseid|en|twirling}} {{lb|en|gymnastics|juggling}} A [[rod]] twirled in a [[marching band]]'s performance, in a [[gymnastic]] sport, or in [[juggling]].
- {{senseid|en|club}} {{lb|en|weapon|US}} A short stout [[club]] used primarily by policemen.
- {{senseid|en|heraldry}} {{lb|en|heraldiccharge}} 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.
- A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
- {{lb|en|cooking}} A [[batonnet]], a long slice of a [[vegetable]], thicker than a [[julienne]].
- {{senseid|en|bread}} {{lb|en|baking}} A short [[baguette]].
- {{lb|en|figurative}} {{rfdef|en}}
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[strike]] with a baton.
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