baton
baton Lexical Profile
baton Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A thin, lightweight stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra, band, or choir.
"The conductor raised her baton, and a hush fell over the concert hall."
A short, hollow tube passed from runner to runner in a relay race.
"The sprinter dropped the baton during the final exchange, costing the team the race."
A heavy stick or club carried by a police officer or security guard as a defensive weapon.
"Each officer on patrol is equipped with a radio, handcuffs, and a collapsible baton."
A metal rod weighted at both ends that is twirled and tossed by a majorette or drum major during a performance or parade.
"She practiced twirling her baton in the gymnasium before the homecoming parade."
• verb
To strike or beat with a baton or truncheon.
"In woodcraft, batoning involves striking the spine of a knife with a wooden stick to split firewood."
• Rhymes for baton
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from French bâton (Old French baston, meaning 'stick' or 'staff'), ultimately from Late Latin bastum ('stick').