drum
noun
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
the sound of a drum
“he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes”
a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
Synonymsbarrela cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
Synonymsmetal druma hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
Synonymsbrake drumsmall to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
Synonymsdrumfish
verb
make a rhythmic sound
“Rain drummed against the windshield”
“The drums beat all night”
play a percussion instrument
study intensively, as before an exam
“I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
