baton (redirected from passing the baton)

ba·ton  (b-tn, b-, btn)

n.

1. Music A slender wooden stick or rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or band.

2. A hollow metal rod with a heavy rubber tip or tips that is wielded and twirled by a drum major or drum majorette.

3. A short staff carried by certain public officials as a symbol of office.

4. Sports The hollow cylinder that is carried by each member of a relay team in a running race and passed to the next team member.

5. A short stick carried by police; a billy club.

6. Heraldry A shortened narrow bend, often signifying bastardy.

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[French bâton, from Old French baston, stick, from Vulgar Latin *bast, *bastn-.]

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baton [ˈbætən -tɒn]

n

1. (Music / Classical Music) a thin stick used by the conductor of an orchestra, choir, etc., to indicate rhythm or expression

2. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms))

a.  a short stick carried for use as a weapon, as by a policeman; truncheon

b.  (as modifier) a baton charge

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) Athletics a short bar carried by a competitor in a relay race and transferred to the next runner at the end of each stage

4. (Performing Arts / Dancing) 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

5. a staff or club carried by an official as a symbol of authority

6. (History / Heraldry) Heraldry a single narrow diagonal line superimposed on all other charges, esp one curtailed at each end, signifying a bastard line

[from French bâton, from Late Latin bastum rod, probably ultimately from Greek bastazein to lift up, carry]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	baton - a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir wand rod - a long thin implement made of metal or wood
	2.	baton - a short stout club used primarily by policemen billy, billy club, billystick, nightstick, truncheon club - stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"
	3.	baton - a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority staff - a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
	4.	baton - a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette rod - a long thin implement made of metal or wood
	5.	baton - a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race sports implement - an implement used in a sport

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baton

noun stick, club, staff, stake, pole, rod, crook, cane, mace, wand, truncheon, sceptre I could see a baton being used vigorously.

Translations

baton [ˈbætən]

A. N (Mus) → batuta f (Mil) → bastón m; [of policeman] → porra f; (in race) → testigo m
to hand on or pass the baton to sb → entregar el testigo a algn
to pick up the baton → recoger el testigo

B. CPD baton charge N → carga f con bastones
baton round N → bala f de goma

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baton [ˈbætɒn] n

(= stick) → bâton m

[conductor] → baguette f

(= club) → matraque f

(in race) → témoin m
to hand the baton over to sb, to pass the baton to sb (fig) → passer le relais à qn, passer le flambeau à qn
to pick up the baton (fig) → prendre le relais
baton charge baton-charge (British)

n (by the police) → charge f à la matraque

vt [police] → charger à la matraque

vi [police] → charger à la matraque

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baton [, (US)]

n

(Mus) → Taktstock m, → Stab m; (Mil) → (Kommando)stab m; under the baton of (Mus) → unter der Stabführung von

(of policeman) → Schlagstock m; (for directing traffic) → Stab m

(in relay race) → Staffelholz nt, → Stab m; to hand on or pass the baton to somebody (fig) → die Verantwortung an jdn abgeben

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baton:

baton charge

n → Schlagstockeinsatz m; to make a baton → Schlagstöcke einsetzen

baton round

n (Mil) → Plastikgeschosse pl

baton twirler

n → Tambourmajor(in) m(f)

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baton [ˈbæt/ən] n (Mus) → bacchetta (Mil) → bastone m di comando; (of policeman) → sfollagente m inv, manganello; (in race) → testimone m

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baton [ˈbæt/ən] n (Mus) → bacchetta (Mil) → bastone m di comando; (of policeman) → sfollagente m inv, manganello; (in race) → testimone m

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baton

n baton [ˈbӕton, (American ) bӕˈta:n]

1 a short, heavy stick, carried by a policeman as a weapon. knuppel عَصـا الشُّرْطي полицейска палка obušek knippel; politistav der Knüppel κλομπ bastón kumminui باتون pamppu bâton, matraque אָלָה छड़ी palica, pendrek gumibot pentungan lögreglukylfa manganello, sfollagente 警棒 경찰봉 lazda steks cota wapenstok politikølle pałka bastão baston (полицейская) дубинка obušok gumijevka, pendrek pendrek, palica batong กระบองตำรวจ cop 警棍 кийок поліцая لاٹھی dùi cui 警棍

2 a light, slender stick used when conducting an orchestra or choir The conductor raised his baton. stok (dirigeerstok) عَصا قائِد الفِقَةِ الموسيقيَّه диригентска палка taktovka taktstok der Taktstock μπαγκέτα (μουσ.) batuta taktikepp میلۀ کوچکی که رهبر ارکستر بدست می گیرد tahtipuikko baguette שַׁרבִיט הַמְנַצֵחַ छड़ी dirigentski štapić (karmesteri) pálca tongkat konduktor tónsproti bacchetta 指揮棒 지휘봉 lazdelė (diriģenta) zizlis baton dirigeerstok taktstokk batuta batuta baghetă дирижёрская палочка taktovka taktirka palica taktpinne ไม้สั้นของวาทยากรที่ควบคุมการบรรเลงเพลง değnek 指揮棒 диригентська паличка موسیقار کی چھڑی gậy chỉ huy 指挥棒