band

1. band (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.

Example: musical band

2. band (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; an instance of this type.

3. band (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.

Example: But in the mean time Robin Hood and his band lived quietly in Sherwood Forest, without showing their faces abroad, for Robin knew that it would not be wise for him to be seen in the neighborhood of Nottingham, those in authority being very wroth with him.

4. band (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.

Example: And when it was day, certaine of the Iewes banded together, […]

5. band (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.