band vs troop

band

noun
  • A marching band. 

  • A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. 

  • A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. 

  • A belt or strap that is part of a machine. 

  • In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts. 

  • A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork. 

  • A part of the electromagnetic spectrum. 

  • A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music. 

  • A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it. 

  • A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area. 

  • Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress. 

  • A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it. 

  • A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) money 

  • A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada. 

  • A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached. 

  • A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and states. 

  • A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist. 

  • A group of energy levels in a solid state material. 

  • Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc 

  • That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie. 

  • A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves). 

verb
  • To fasten with a band. 

  • To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird). 

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

  • To group together for a common purpose; to confederate. 

troop

noun
  • A group of soldiers; military forces. 

  • Mushrooms that are in a close group but not close enough to be called a cluster. 

  • A group of meerkat families living together. 

  • A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general). 

  • A company of actors; a troupe. 

  • A chapter of a national girl or boy scouts organization, consisting of one or more patrols of 6 to 8 youngsters each. 

  • A particular roll of the drum; a quick march. 

  • A group of baboons. 

  • A detachment of soldiers or police, especially horse artillery, armour, or state troopers. 

  • A small unit of cavalry or armour commanded by a captain, corresponding to a platoon or company of infantry. 

  • An individual soldier or member of a military force. 

verb
  • To march on; to go forward in haste. 

  • To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. 

  • To move or march as if in a crowd. 

How often have the words band and troop occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )