Definitions
1.nounA staff or truncheon, used for various purposes"the baton of a field marshal"
2.nounThe stick of a conductor in musical performances.
3.nounAn object transferred by runners in a relay race.
4.nounA short stout club used primarily by policemen; a truncheon (UK).
5.nounAn abatement in coats of arms to denote illegitimacy. (Also spelled batune, baston).
6.nounA riband with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, as shown on a coat of arms.
7.nounA short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
8.verbTo strike with a baton.