baton
nounEtymology
From French bâton. Doublet of baston.
- borrowed from bâton
Definitions
A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
- The conductor raised his baton and the orchestra fell silent.
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An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
- In the relay race, the runner dropped the baton.
A rod twirled in a marching band's performance, in a gymnastic sport, or in juggling.
A short stout club used primarily by policemen.
- The police officer carried a baton for self-defense.
A bend with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, typically borne sinister, and often…
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
A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a…
A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
A batonnet, a long slice of a vegetable, thicker than a julienne.
A short baguette.
To strike with a baton.
- She passed the baton to her successor after retiring.
- accept/refuse/receive the baton
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A definitional loop anchored at baton. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at baton. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at baton
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA