Meaning & Definition of Band in English

1. An unofficial association of people or groups

• "The smart set goes there"

• "They were an angry lot"

2. Instrumentalists not including string players

3. A stripe or stripes of contrasting color

• "Chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"

• "The black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"

4. An adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

5. A group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

6. A range of frequencies between two limits

7. A thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

8. A cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

9. Jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger

• "She had rings on every finger"

• "He noted that she wore a wedding band"

10. A driving belt in machinery

11. A thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration

12. A strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

13. A restraint put around something to hold it together

1. Bind or tie together, as with a band

2. Attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

• "Ring birds"

• "Band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"