Meaning & Definition of Drum in English
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Drum
/drəm/
noun
1. A musical percussion instrument
- Usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
synonym:
- drum,
- membranophone,
- tympan
2. The sound of a drum
- "He could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"
synonym:
- drum
3. A bulging cylindrical shape
- Hollow with flat ends
synonym:
- barrel,
- drum
4. A cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
synonym:
- drum,
- metal drum
5. A hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
synonym:
- brake drum,
- drum
6. Small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
synonym:
- drum,
- drumfish
verb
1. Make a rhythmic sound
- "Rain drummed against the windshield"
- "The drums beat all night"
synonym:
- drum,
- beat,
- thrum
2. Play a percussion instrument
synonym:
- drum
3. Study intensively, as before an exam
- "I had to bone up on my latin verbs before the final exam"
synonym:
- cram,
- grind away,
- drum,
- bone up,
- swot,
- get up,
- mug up,
- swot up,
- bone
Examples of using
Saule, give the drum.
Saule, give me the drum.
She can play the drum.