drum
noun
[ drʌm ]
• 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"
Similar:
canister,
barrel,
cylinder,
tank,
bin,
can,
container,
receptacle,
holder,
vessel,
repository,
• a house or flat.
• 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"
• a piece of reliable inside information.
• "he had got the drum that the police wouldn't lock us up"
drum
verb
• play on a drum or drums.
• "he channelled his energies into drumming with local groups"
• give (someone) reliable information or a warning.
• "I'm drumming you, if they come I'm going"
Origin:
Middle English: from Middle Dutch or Low German tromme, of imitative origin.
drum
noun
• a long, narrow hill, especially one separating two parallel valleys.
Origin:
early 18th century: from Scottish Gaelic and Irish druim ‘ridge’.
drum
noun
• a fish that makes a drumming sound by vibrating its swim bladder, found mainly in estuarine and shallow coastal waters.
