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drum - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
drum
Definition
(noun) a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
Synonyms
:
membranophone
,
tympan
Definition
(noun) the sound of a drum
Example Sentence
he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes
Definition
(noun) a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
Synonyms
:
barrel
Definition
(noun) a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
Synonyms
:
metal drum
Definition
(noun) a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
Synonyms
:
brake drum
Definition
(noun) small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
Synonyms
:
drumfish
Definition
(verb) make a rhythmic sound
Synonyms
:
beat
,
thrum
Example Sentence
Rain drummed against the windshield
The drums beat all night
Definition
(verb) play a percussion instrument
Definition
(verb) study intensively, as before an exam
Synonyms
:
bone
,
bone up
,
cram
,
get up
,
grind away
,
mug up
,
swot
,
swot up
Example Sentence
I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
Word used in video below:
text: i've got a big drum huh the base drum
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