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banda — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • band noun A group of musicians who perform together.
  • bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  • cushion noun A soft fabric pad used for comfort when sitting or leaning.
  • gang noun A group of people, often criminals, who band together and share an identity or purpose.
  • posse noun A group of people, especially one gathered to help enforce the law.
  • ring noun A small circular band, often worn on a finger as jewelry.
  • sash noun A decorative band of cloth worn around the waist or over one shoulder, often as part of formal dress or a uniform.
  • sideline noun The line marking the side boundary of a sports field, or the area just outside it.

Senses

banda is used for these senses in English:

  • band A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
  • band A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.
  • band (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
  • bend (heraldiccharge) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
  • cushion (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.
  • gang A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
  • posse (US, Jamaica, slang) A criminal gang. [from 20th c.]
  • ring (UK) A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.

band — full definition

  1. noun A group of musicians who perform together.
  2. noun A thin strip of material used to bind, wrap, or hold something together.
  3. noun A range or category within a larger scale, such as income or frequency.
  4. verb To join together for a shared purpose.

bend — full definition

  1. verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  2. verb To curve or change direction.
  3. verb To lean or stoop the body.
  4. verb To adapt rules or facts to suit a purpose.
  5. noun A curve, turn, or angle.

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