ALL meanings of beat the band
beat the band
B b - noun beat the band a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop: a band of protesters. 1
- noun beat the band Music. a group of instrumentalists playing music of a specialized type: rock band; calypso band; mariachi band. a musical group, usually employing brass, percussion, and often woodwind instruments, that plays especially for marching or open-air performances. big band. dance band. 1
- noun beat the band a division of a nomadic tribe; a group of individuals who move and camp together and subsist by hunting and gathering. 1
- noun beat the band a group of persons living outside the law: a renegade band. 1
- verb with object beat the band to unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. 1
- verb without object beat the band to unite; confederate (often followed by together): They banded together to oust the chairman. 1
- idioms beat the band to beat the band, Informal. energetically; abundantly: It rained all day to beat the band. 1