Drum
[n] small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
[n] a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
[n] a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end
[n] a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
[n] the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"
[n] a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
[v] study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
[v] play the drums
[v] make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
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Synonyms
barrel, beat, bone, bone up, brake drum, cram, drumfish, get up, grind away, membranophone, metal drum, mug up, swot, swot up, thrum, tympan
Related Terms
barrage, barrel, beat, beat a ruffle, beat a tattoo, beat the drum, beat time, beating, bole, bongo drum, cackle, call, canvass, carol, cask, caw, chatter, cheep, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, chuck, clack, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, column, conga