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   baton

   /ˈbat(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or choir. Similar stickrodstaffwandbar
   • ▪ a short stick or tube passed from runner to runner in a relay race.
   • ▪ a long stick carried and twirled by a drum major or drum majorette.
   • ▪ a police officer's truncheon. Similar truncheonclubcudgelbludgeonstickbatmacenightstickblackjackshillelaghinformal:cosh
   • ▪ a staff of office or authority, especially one carried by a field marshal.
   • ▪ a rectangular piece of a vegetable or other food: "have plenty of crudités in the fridge, such as carrot batons"
   • ▪ a narrow bend truncated at each end.
   • ▪ a short bar replacing some figures on the dial of a clock or watch.
   • ▪ one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to wands in others.

   Word Origin early 16th century (denoting a staff or cudgel): from French bâton, earlier baston, from late Latin bastum ‘stick’.

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   Synonyms for BATON: cane, mace, nightstick, truncheon, bat, cudgel, rod, mallet, bludgeon, hammer

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   noun. Definition of batons. plural of baton. as in canes. a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment the detainee claimed that the police had beat him with their batons even after he had been shackled. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. canes. truncheons. staves. nightsticks. mallets. maces. rods. bats. cudgels. staffs. bludgeons.

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   Synonyms for BATON: stick, rod, wand, truncheon, billy, staff, bend, bourdon, cudgel, scepter, nightstick, sceptre, crosier, cross-staff, billystick, billy-club, crutch-stick, sonometer, paterissa.

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   Synonyms: stick, rod, staff, club, wand, billy, billy club, cudgel, bat, truncheon, cane. Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries: a children's choir performed under the baton of someone - English Only forum. baton/bat/bar - English Only forum.