Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "baton" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

scrape

Derived Terms

baton charge baton round baton sinister batonic batonist batonless batonlike pass the baton sugar cane baton

Context

heraldiccharge music sports uk us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

club rod sports implement staff

Type Of (IsA)

device portable object rigid portable object rod shaft single user device sports equipment sports implement staff stick user guided device user powered device

Related Terms

baston batonnet

Related Terms

abatement baston batune cheerleader cheerleader prop cheerleader stick club coat of arms coats of arms conductor equipment for twirling girls illegitimacy parade performance police police club prop race races relay relay race relay races riband runner staff stick strike tool truncheon twirled twirling united kingdom

Synonym Network

truncheon

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.