stick; staff; rod (including walking stick, branch, conductor's baton, relay baton, etc.)
Il s'est appuyé sur un bâton en descendant le sentier.
He leaned on a stick while walking down the trail.
tally mark; short vertical mark used for counting or keeping score
Pour compter les essais, il a tracé un bâton sur la feuille.
To count the tries, he drew a tally mark on the sheet.