drum
drum/drəm/
noun
- 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 shuffling dance to the beat of a drum"
- a cylindrical container or receptacle."a drum of powdered bleach"synonyms: canister, barrel, cylinder, tank, bin, can, container, receptacle, holder, vessel, repository
- an evening or afternoon tea party of a kind that was popular in the late 18th and early 19th century."a drum at Lady Beresford's"
verb
play on a drum or drums.
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a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow shell or cylinder with a drumhead stretched over one or both ends that is beaten with the hands or with some ...
verb phrase · to call or summon by, or as if by, beating a drum. · to obtain or create (customers, trade, interest, etc.) through vigorous effort: They were ...
a musical instrument, especially one made from a skin stretched over the end of a hollow tube or bowl, played by hitting with the hand or a stick: a bass/snare ...
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of ...
A drum is a musical instrument that you play by hitting it rhythmically with a stick or your hand. Most drums are round, with a thin material stretched tightly ...
A drum is a hollow rotating part in a steam turbine or an axial compressor (= a compressor in which gas flows parallel with the rotation of the axis).
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DRUM meaning: 1 : a musical instrument that is made with a thin layer of skin or plastic stretched over the end of a round frame and that is played by ...
Something resembling a drum in shape or structure, especially a barrellike metal container or a metal cylinder wound with cable, wire, or heavy rope.
a musical instrument made of a hollow round frame with plastic or skin stretched tightly across one or both ends. You play it by hitting it with sticks or with ...
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