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Word: baton (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • a short stout club used primarily by policemen.
  • A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances.
  • heraldiccharge An abatement in coats of arms to denote illegitimacy. (Also spelled batune, baston).
  • sports An object transferred by runners in a relay race.

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Verb:

  • To strike with a baton.

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