Band

Band Meanings:

• A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter
• A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc
• That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie
• A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries
• Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress
• A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it
• A company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men
• A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals; as, a high school's marching band
• A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants
• A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body
• A belt or strap
• A bond
• Pledge; security
• To bind or tie with a band
• To mark with a band
• To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy
• To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together
• To bandy; to drive away
• imp. of Bind
• A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
• A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
• A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area. sandstone with bands of shale
• (architecture) A strip of decoration. A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
• In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
• (in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress. Hyponym: preaching band
• (physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
• (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
• (especially US) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
• (sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
• (medicine) Short for band cell.
• (slang, hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) $1000, a grand; (by extension) money
• (transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).
• A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
• A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
• (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and states.
• (Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
• (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
• (transitive, education) To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.
• (obsolete) simple past and past participle of bind
• Band in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
• “band”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• (Cantonese) band (group of musicians) (Classifier: 隊／队 c) 期望快快成為世界最勁嘅Band 期望快快成为世界最劲嘅Band From: 1987, 許冠傑 (Samuel Hui), 潮流興夾Bandkei4 mong6 faai3 faai3 sing4 wai4 sai3 gaai3 zeoi3 ging6 ge3 ben1 Hoping that we'll quickly become the world's best band
• C：邊隊band先？A：係囖。冇講到係邊隊band。 C：边队band先？A：系𱕌。冇讲到系边队band。 From: 1998, 收音機1 (Radio 1), Hong Kong Cantonese Corpus (HKCanCor)C: bin1 deoi6 ben1 sin1?A: hai6 lo1. mou5 gong2 dou3 hai6 bin1 deoi6 ben1. C: So which band?A: Indeed, they didn't mention which band.
• 彈結他嗰個通常係一隊band嘅中心，表演嗰陣要好似leader咁帶住隊band，好自然就會吸引到觀眾嘅目光㗎喇。 弹结他嗰个通常系一队band嘅中心，表演嗰阵要好似leader咁带住队band，好自然就会吸引到观众嘅目光㗎喇。 From: 2010, TVB-J2, K-ON！輕音少女 (K-On!), season 1, episode 2taan4 git3 taa1 go2 go3 tung1 soeng4 hai6 jat1 deoi6 ben1 ge3 zung1 sam1, biu2 jin2 go2 zan6 jiu3 hou2 ci5 li1 daa4 gam2 daai3 zyu6 deoi6 ben1, hou2 zi6 jin4 zau6 wui5 kap1 jan5 dou3-2 gun1 zung3 ge3 muk6 gwong1 gaa3 laa3. The guitarist is usually the center of a band and has to lead the band during performances, and naturally becomes the audience's center of attention.
• 樂隊／乐队 (yuèduì)
• 組合／组合 (zǔhé)
• bond, connection, liaison, tie (attachment, as in a relation)
• band (all English senses, above, except for group of musicians) (clarification of this definition is needed)
• ribbon or object of similar shape tire/tyre (e.g. a car tyre)
• tape (magnetic tape, video tape)
• belt (martial arts belt)
• belt (conveyor belt)
• (physics) interval relating to frequency or wavelength in electromagnetic phenomena range of energy levels in a solid state material
• bank (the bank of a pool table)
• Afrikaans: band
• Negerhollands: band
• (figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations
• (music, slang) a musical band
• (band): hljómsveit f
• bond, boond, bonde, bound
• That which obstructs one's free will and free action; a restraint. A chain or other object used to restrain a captive.
• A compact, directive or binding pact (either reciprocal or from one unto another)
• A strip of a material used to tie or bind; a band: A rope or piece of twine used to tie or bind.
• A headband (a band that surrounds the head)
• (heraldry, rare) A diagonal stripe or band.
• (rare) A strip of a material not used to tie or bind.
• Something used to join or connect; a link. (figurative) A metaphorical connection or linkage.
• English: band, bend, bond
• Scots: band, bend
• “bō̆nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-25.
• (music) a band; group of (rock) musicians
• the act of binding or settling Antonym: lausn
• (plural only, poetic, Germanic paganism) the gods c. 930, Egill Skallagrímsson, loose verse 21
• bandamaðr m (“confederate”)
• bandingi m (“prisoner”)
• binda (“to bind”)
• band in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
• (music) pop or jazz band playing mostly wind instruments Synonyms: kapela, zespół
• a belt used for transporting material or objects between two places; conveyor belt Synonym: transportband
• caterpillar track; a belt or band fitted instead of wheels to off-road vehicles Synonym: larvfötter
• band (group of musicians)
• band (strip of material)
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “band”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• [slang] A group of people who come together to play music. Often comes in two forms in popular usage: 1. A high school band. These tend to be tight-knit groups of kids who all either love or hate what they do. Their shows tend to show great musical skill and/or choreography. 2. A rock band. These tend to be tight-knit groups of people who all either love their music or the money they earn from it. Their shows are either dull or explosive.
• [slang] The best class you could possibly take in high school! Your average high school band will consist of: flutes and too many of them, clairinets, saxaphones(most ranges), maybe an oboe or two, trumpets, trombones, a few low reeds, a few low brass, and percussoin/drums. The drummers often are seen as incrediably stupid, flutes are often seen as annoying or useless (much to my regret), and the list of instumental steriotypes could continue forever. High school bands do a variety of activities. We march in parades, we perform concerts, sell candy bars to fund band trips, we perform in regional contests, and always have a good time! Most people see band geeks as strange, abnormal, and/or worthless beings not worthy of existance. However, I say this to all who has insulted a band geek: Who is it that plays at your football amd basket ball games? Who is it that plays for pep assemblies/rallies? Don't make fun of band geeks, they make the band. Especially floutists or they'll play a vicious high G just for you!
• [slang] A group of people who are almost constantly broke.
• [slang] 1. A group of people who play instruments/music 2. A sure way to be "cool" 3. Picking up a guitar because everyone else is, and making your friends, who also can't play their instruments, bang on drums and play the C chord on the guitar over and over again.
• [slang] SUPERIOR music ensemble in schools. PWNS orchestras, both schools and professionals. Will take over and dominate the concert music world. Everybody writes for this group. Nobody writes for orchestras because it is an obsolete fossil or relic going extinct.
• [slang] Being badass with a slice of total awesomeness; flaunting about how good one is
• [slang] To be barred from use of a forum by a moderator for cause. Synonym: banned.