Collocations for baton - noun
1. used by police/soldiers
ADJ.
electric | wooden | police
VERB + BATON
carry, hold | draw, use
The police were ordered to draw their batons and disperse the crowd.
The police were ordered to draw their batons and disperse the crowd.
BATON + NOUN
charge
Five people were injured in the baton charge.
Five people were injured in the baton charge.
2. used by a conductor
VERB + BATON
raise, wave
PREP.
under the ~ of
The orchestra made the recording under the baton of a young German conductor.
The orchestra made the recording under the baton of a young German conductor.
3. used in a relay race
ADJ.
hand, pass
Each runner passes the baton to the next.
Each runner passes the baton to the next.
take (up) | drop
4. used by a drum majorette
VERB + BATON
swing, twirl