ALL meanings of baton
ba·ton
B b - countable noun baton A baton is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police. 3
- countable noun baton A baton is a light, thin stick used by a conductor to conduct an orchestra or a choir. 3
- countable noun baton In athletics or track events, a baton is a short stick that is passed from one runner to another in a relay race. 3
- countable noun baton A baton is a long stick with a knob on one end that is sometimes carried by a person marching in a parade. The baton is spun round, thrown into the air and caught. 3
- noun baton a thin stick used by the conductor of an orchestra, choir, etc, to indicate rhythm or expression 3
- noun baton a short stick carried for use as a weapon, as by a policeman; truncheon 3
- noun baton (as modifier) 3
- noun baton a short bar carried by a competitor in a relay race and transferred to the next runner at the end of each stage 3
- noun baton a long stick with a knob on one end, carried, twirled, and thrown up and down by a drum major or drum majorette, esp at the head of a parade 3
- noun baton a staff or club carried by an official as a symbol of authority 3
- noun baton a single narrow diagonal line superimposed on all other charges, esp one curtailed at each end, signifying a bastard line 3
- noun baton a staff serving as a symbol of office 3
- noun baton a short, narrow bend: in England, a baton placed diagonally right to left (as seen by the viewer) and cut short at both ends signifies bastardy 3
- noun baton a slender stick used by a conductor in directing an orchestra, choir, etc. 3
- noun baton a hollow metal rod, with a knob at one or at each end, twirled in a showy way by a drum major or drum majorette 3
- noun baton the short, light rod passed from one runner to the next in a relay race 3
- noun baton a policeman's billy; truncheon 3
- noun baton Music. a wand used by a conductor. 1
- noun baton a rod of lightweight metal fitted with a weighted bulb at each end and carried and twirled by a drum major or majorette. 1
- noun baton Track. a hollow rod of wood, paper, or plastic that is passed during a race from one member of a relay team to the next in a prescribed area. 1
- noun baton a staff, club, or truncheon, especially one serving as a mark of office or authority. 1
- noun baton Heraldry. a diminutive of the bend sinister, couped at the extremities: used in England as a mark of bastardy. a similar diminutive of the ordinary bend. 1
- noun baton police truncheon 1
- noun baton relay race: stick 1
- noun baton conductor's wand 1
- noun baton A short stick or staff or something resembling one, in particular. 1
- noun baton A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal. 0
- noun baton (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances. 0
- noun baton (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race. 0
- noun baton (US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen; a truncheon (UK). 0
- noun baton (heraldry) An abatement in coats of arms to denote illegitimacy. (Also spelled batune, baston). 0
- noun baton (heraldry) A riband with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, as shown on a coat of arms. 0
- verb baton To strike with a baton. 0