band

band¹ W2S2 [bænd] n

[Sense: 1-2; Date: 1400-1500; : French; Origin: bande 'group of people']

[Sense: 3-6; Date: 1400-1500; : French; Origin: bande 'flat strip, edge, side']

1.) [also + plural verb] BrE

a group of musicians, especially a group that plays popular music

→↑big band, ↑brass band, ↑marching band, ↑one-man band

▪ I grew up playing in rock bands .

▪ The band was playing old Beatles songs.

▪ Smith joined the band in 1989.

▪ They formed a band when they were still at school.

▪ The entertainment includes a disco and live band .

▪ interviews with band members

2.) a group of people formed because of a common belief or purpose

band of

▪ a small band of volunteers

▪ bands of soldiers

3.) a range of numbers within a system

▪ Interest rates stayed within a relatively narrow band.

age/tax/income etc band

▪ people within the $20,000-$30,000 income band

4.) a flat, narrow piece of something with one end joined to the other to form a circle

▪ papers held together with a rubber band

▪ a slim gold band on her finger

5.) a narrow area of light, colour, land etc that is different from the areas around it

▪ The birds have a distinctive blue band round their eyes.

band of

▪ a thin band of cloud

6.) technical a range of radio signals

= ↑waveband

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

play in a band (=be a musician in a band)

the band plays something (=the musicians play music)

join a band

form a band

rock/pop/jazz etc band

live band (=a band playing live music, not recorded music)

band member

band leader

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band ²

band² v [T usually passive]

BrE to put people or things into different groups, usually according to income, value, or price

▪ After valuation, properties will be banded in groups of £20,000 or more.

band together phr v

if people band together, they unite in order to achieve something

▪ Local people have banded together to fight the company's plans.