Meaning of 'drum'

noun

small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

Synonyms: drumfish

noun

a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes

Synonyms: brake drum

noun

a musical percussion instrument

Synonyms: membranophone tympan

noun

a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids

Synonyms: metal drum

noun

the sound of a drum

Example: "They could hear the drums before they heard the fifes."

noun

a bulging cylindrical shape

Synonyms: barrel

verb

study intensively, as before an exam

Synonyms: swot get up cram grind away bone up mug up swot up

verb

play a percussion instrument

verb

make a rhythmic sound

Example: "Rain drummed against the windshield"

Synonyms: beat