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1.nounA strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
2.nounA long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
3.nounA strip of decoration.
4.nounThat which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
5.nounA linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
6.noun(in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
7.nounA part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
8.nounA group of energy levels in a solid state material."valence band; conduction band"
9.nounA bond.
10.nounPledge; security.
11.nounA ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
12.nounAny distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
13.nounShort for band cell.
14.noun(hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) money
15.verbTo fasten with a band.
16.verbTo fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).