drum

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drum Definition

(n) a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end
(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
(n) a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
(n) a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
(n) small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
(v) make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
(v) play a percussion instrument
(v) study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"

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