drum

drum
1. noun /ˈdɹʌm/
a) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber, affecting what materials are used to make it.

The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums.

b) Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.

Another misfortune which befel poor Sophia, was the company of Lord Fellamar, whom she met at the opera, and who attended her to the drum.

2. verb /ˈdɹʌm/
a) (music) To beat a drum.

Drumming one’s fingers on a table is often an expression of impatience or annoyance.

He’s still trying to drum Spanish verb conjugations into my head.


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  • drum — drum1 or drumfish [drum′fish΄drum] n. [< Du trom, akin to MLowG trumme, drum, OHG trumba, of echoic orig.] 1. a) a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere with a membrane stretched tightly over the end or ends,… …   English World dictionary

  • Drum — Drum, n. [Cf. D. trom, trommel, LG. trumme, G. trommel, Dan. tromme, Sw. trumma, OHG. trumba a trumpet, Icel. pruma a clap of thunder, and as a verb, to thunder, Dan. drum a booming sound, drumme to boom; prob. partly at least of imitative… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Drum — Drum, v. t. 1. To execute on a drum, as a tune. [1913 Webster] 2. (With out) To expel ignominiously, with beat of drum; as, to drum out a deserter or rogue from a camp, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. (With up) To assemble by, or as by, beat of drum; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Drum — kann sein: der englische Begriff für „Trommel“, sowohl im geometrischen als auch im musikalischen Sinn; ein komplettes Schlagzeug wird dagegen als drums oder drumkit bezeichnet die Bildtrommel in einem Laserdrucker oder Fotokopierer frühes… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • drum — ► NOUN 1) a percussion instrument with a skin stretched across a rounded frame, sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands. 2) a cylindrical object or part, especially a container. 3) a sound made by or resembling that of a drum. 4) Austral …   English terms dictionary

  • Drum — Drum, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drumming}.] 1. To beat a drum with sticks; to beat or play a tune on a drum. [1913 Webster] 2. To beat with the fingers, as with drumsticks; to beat with a rapid succession of strokes; to make …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • drum — drəm n TYMPANIC MEMBRANE * * * (drum) membrana tympanica …   Medical dictionary

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