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2 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If someone is behaving in a silly or crazy way, or if they become extremely angry, you can say that they are going bananas . [INFORMAL ] □  Adamson's going to go bananas on this one.

ba|na |na peel (banana peels ) N‑COUNT A banana peel is the same as a banana skin . [AM ]

ba|na |na re|pu b|lic (banana republics ) N‑COUNT Small, poor countries that are politically unstable are sometimes referred to as banana republics . [OFFENSIVE ]

ba|na |na skin (banana skins ) in AM, use banana peel 1 N‑COUNT The thick yellow or green covering of a banana is called a banana skin . [BRIT ]

2 N‑COUNT If an important or famous person slips on a banana skin , they say or do something that makes them look stupid and causes them problems. [mainly BRIT , JOURNALISM ] □  …waiting for the government to slip on this week's banana skin.

ba|na |na spli t (banana splits ) N‑COUNT A banana split is a kind of dessert. It consists of a banana cut in half along its length, with ice cream, nuts, and sauce on top.

band ◆◆◇ /bæ nd/ (bands , banding , banded )

1 N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop. □  He was a drummer in a rock band. □  Local bands provide music for dancing.

2 → see also one-man band

3 N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] A band is a group of musicians who play brass and percussion instruments. □  Bands played German marches.

4 → see also brass band

5 N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] A band of people is a group of people who have joined together because they share an interest or belief. □  Bands of criminals have been roaming some neighborhoods. □  …a small but growing band of Japanese companies taking their first steps into American publishing.

6 N‑COUNT A band is a flat, narrow strip of cloth which you wear round your head or wrists, or which forms part of a piece of clothing. □  Almost all hospitals use a wrist-band of some kind with your name and details on it.

7 → see also armband waistband

8 N‑COUNT A band is a strip of something such as colour, light, land, or cloth which contrasts with the areas on either side of it. □  …bands of natural vegetation between strips of crops. □  A band of light glowed in the space between floor and door.

9 N‑COUNT A band is a strip or loop of metal or other strong material which strengthens something, or which holds several things together. □  Surgeons placed a metal band around the knee cap to help it knit back together. □  …a strong band of flat muscle tissue.

10 → see also elastic band , rubber band

11 N‑COUNT A band is a range of numbers or values within a system of measurement. □  …a tax band of 20p in the pound on the first £2,000 of taxable income.

12 → see also waveband

13 → see also wedding band

▸  band together PHRASAL VERB If people band together , they meet and act as a group in order to try and achieve something. □ [V P ] Women banded together to protect each other. COLLOCATIONS band NOUN 1

noun + band : heavy metal, indie, jazz, pop, punk, rock; backing, tribute

verb + band : form, join, play in

adjective + band : live

band|age /bæ nd I dʒ/ (bandages , bandaging , bandaged )

1 N‑COUNT A bandage is a long strip of cloth which is wrapped around a wounded part of someone's body to protect or support it. □  We put some ointment and a bandage on his knee. □  His chest was swathed in bandages.