DRUM





Definition:

  1. [noun] a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end
    Synonyms: membranophone, tympan

  2. [noun] the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"

  3. [noun] a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
    Synonyms: barrel

  4. [noun] a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
    Synonyms: metal

  5. [noun] a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
    Synonyms: brake

  6. [noun] small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
    Synonyms: fish

  7. [verb] make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
    Synonyms: beat, thrum

  8. [verb] play a percussion instrument

  9. [verb] study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
    Synonyms: cram, grind away, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone

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