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drum

TYPE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT OF THE PERCUSSION FAMILY

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(Anat.) Tympanum.

drum

TYPE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT OF THE PERCUSSION FAMILY

drum¹

¦ noun

1. a percussion instrument sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands, typically cylindrical, barrel-shaped, or bowl-shaped with a taut membrane over one or both ends.

a sound made by or resembling that of a drum.

2. a cylindrical object or part, especially a container: an oil drum.

Architecture the circular vertical wall supporting a dome.

3. historical a military drummer.

4. Brit. informal a house or flat.

Austral./NZ informal a brothel.

5. a tea party of a kind popular in the late 18th and early 19th century.

6. Austral./NZ informal a piece of reliable inside information.

¦ verb (drums, drumming, drummed)

1. play on a drum.

make a continuous rhythmic noise.

2. (drum something into) drive a lesson into (someone) by constant repetition.

3. (drum someone out) expel or dismiss someone with ignominy.

4. (drum something up) attempt to obtain something by canvassing or soliciting: they drummed up support.

Phrases

beat (or bang) the drum of (or for) be ostentatiously in support of.

Origin

ME: from MDu. or Low Ger. tromme, of imitative origin.

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drum²

(also drumfish)

¦ noun (plural same or drums) a coastal or estuarine fish that makes a drumming sound by vibrating its swim bladder. [Family Sciaenidae: many species.]

drum

TYPE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT OF THE PERCUSSION FAMILY

percussion instrument

1) to beat, play; roll a drum

2) a bass drum; kettledrum; snare drum

3) muffled drums

4) the drums roll

cylinder

5) a brake drum

v. (d; tr.) to drum into (to drum smt. into smb.'s head)

Wikipedia

Drum (disambiguation)

A drum is a musical instrument.

Drum, drums or The Drum may also refer to:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum (disambiguation)

Pronunciation examples for drum

1. Animal beat drum!

Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll _ Zoe Cormier _ Talks at Google

2. Put down the drum.

Arunachalam Muruganantham _ A Simple Yet Impactful Life _ Talks at Google

3. from the drum.

Cognitive Trance Meets Neuroscience _ Corine Sombrun + More _ Talks at Google

4. like mallets on a drum ringing the drum of spacetime.

Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space _ Janna Levin _ Talks at Google

5. A drum set.

Bad Santa (2003)

Examples of use of drum

1. Gary also produced the CD of drum samples "Bruce Gary‘s Drum Vocabulary." The drum loops are popular in professional and home recording studios where they can be added to any song.

2. Army – Brigade complex 2 at Fort Drum – $37.4 million.

3. Democrats, too, are banging the immigration drum in the 7th.

4. Army – Brigade complex 3 at Fort Drum – $42.4 million.

5. But outside, a steady drum beat the call to action.