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drum



drum [drum drums drummed drumming] noun, verb BrE [drʌm] NAmE [drʌm]
noun
1. 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 your hands
a bass drum
Tony Cox on drums
to play the drums
a regular drum beat
There was a great crash and then a long roll of drums.
2. a large container for oil or chemicals, shaped like a ↑cylinder
a 50 gallon drum
an oil drum
3. a thing shaped like a drum, especially part of a machine
The mixture flows to a revolving drum where the water is filtered out.
more at march to (the beat of) a different drummer/drum at march

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Middle Dutch or Low German tromme, of imitative origin.

Example Bank:
Hazardous waste is stored in drums until it can be disposed of.
Idioms:beat the drum drum something into somebody's head
Derived:drum somebody out drum something into somebody drum something up
 
verb (-mm-)
1. intransitive to play a drum
2. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) on sth to make a sound by hitting a surface again and again
Impatiently, he drummed his fingers on the table.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Middle Dutch or Low German tromme, of imitative origin.

Example Bank:
His fingers drummed on the door frame.

 

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