drum

drum
drum1
noun
1》 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 sound made by or resembling that of a drum.
2》 a cylindrical object or part, especially a container: an oil drum.
    ↘Architecture the circular vertical wall supporting a dome.
3》 historical a military drummer.
4》 Brit. informal a house or flat.
    ↘Austral./NZ informal a brothel.
5》 a tea party of a kind popular in the late 18th and early 19th century.
6》 Austral./NZ informal a piece of reliable inside information.
verb (drums, drumming, drummed)
1》 play on a drum.
    ↘make a continuous rhythmic noise.
2》 (drum something into) drive a lesson into (someone) by constant repetition.
3》 (drum someone out) expel or dismiss someone with ignominy.
4》 (drum something up) attempt to obtain something by canvassing or soliciting: they drummed up support.
Phrases
beat (or bang) the drum of (or for) be ostentatiously in support of.
Origin
ME: from MDu. or Low Ger. tromme, of imitative origin.
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drum2
(also drumfish)
noun (plural same or drums) a coastal or estuarine fish that makes a drumming sound by vibrating its swim bladder. [Family Sciaenidae: many species.]

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