drum

drum

(drŭm)

n. pl. drums

1.

a. A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere with a membrane stretched tightly over one or both ends, played by beating with the hands or sticks.

b. A sound produced by this instrument.

2. Something resembling a drum in shape or structure, especially a barrellike metal container or a metal cylinder wound with cable, wire, or heavy rope.

3. Architecture

a. A circular or polygonal wall supporting a dome or cupola. Also called tambour.

b. Any of the cylindrical stone blocks that are stacked to form the shaft of a column.

4. Any of various marine and freshwater fishes of the family Sciaenidae that make a drumming sound by vibrating certain muscles attached to the swim bladder.

5. Anatomy The eardrum.

v. drummed, drum·ming, drums

v. intr.

1. To play a drum or drums.

2. To thump or tap rhythmically or continually: nervously drummed on the table.

3. To produce a booming, reverberating sound by beating the wings, as certain birds do.

v. tr.

1. To perform (a piece or tune) on or as if on a drum.

2. To summon by or as if by beating a drum.

3. To make known to or force upon (a person) by constant repetition: drummed the answers into my head.

4. To expel or dismiss in disgrace. Often used with out: was drummed out of the army.

Phrasal Verb:

drum up

1. To bring about by continuous, persistent effort: drum up new business.

2. To devise; invent: drummed up an alibi.

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[Middle English drom, probably alteration of Middle Dutch tromme, ultimately of imitative origin; see trumpet.]

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drum

(drʌm)

n

1. (Instruments) music a percussion instrument sounded by striking a membrane stretched across the opening of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere

2. beat the drum for informal to attempt to arouse interest in

3. (Music, other) the sound produced by a drum or any similar sound

4. an object that resembles a drum in shape, such as a large spool or a cylindrical container

5. (Architecture) architect

a. one of a number of cylindrical blocks of stone used to construct the shaft of a column

b. the wall or structure supporting a dome or cupola

6. (Anatomy) short for eardrum

7. (Animals) Also called: drumfish any of various North American marine and freshwater sciaenid fishes, such as Equetus pulcher (striped drum), that utter a drumming sound

8. (Mechanical Engineering) a type of hollow rotor for steam turbines or axial compressors

9. (Computer Science) computing a rotating cylindrical device on which data may be stored for later retrieval: now mostly superseded by disks. See disk²

10. (Instruments) archaic a drummer

11. the drum informal Austral the necessary information (esp in the phrase give (someone) the drum)

vb, drums, drumming or drummed

12. (Instruments) to play (music) on or as if on a drum

13. to beat or tap (the fingers) rhythmically or regularly

14. (Zoology) (intr) (of birds) to produce a rhythmic sound, as by beating the bill against a tree, branch, etc

15. (Instruments) (sometimes foll by: up) to summon or call by drumming

16. (Education) (tr) to instil by constant repetition: to drum an idea into someone's head.

[C16: probably from Middle Dutch tromme, of imitative origin]

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drum

(drʌm)

n

(Physical Geography) Scot and Irish a narrow ridge or hill

[C18: from Scottish Gaelic druim]

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drum¹

(drʌm)

n., pl. drums, (esp. collectively for 11 ) drum, n.

1. a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usu. cylindrical body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks to produce a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.

2. any hollow tree or similar object or device used in this way.

3. the sound produced by such an instrument, object, or device.

4. any rumbling or deep booming sound.

5. a natural organ by which an animal produces a loud or bass sound.

6. eardrum.

7. any cylindrical object with flat ends.

8. a cylindrical part of a machine.

9. a cylindrical box or receptacle, esp. a large, metal one for storing or transporting liquids.

10. Also called tambour.

a. any of several cylindrical stones laid one above the other to form a column or pier.

b. a cylindrical or faceted construction supporting a dome.

11. Also called drumfish. any of various croakers that produce a drumming sound.

v.i.

12. to beat or play a drum.

13. to beat on anything rhythmically, esp. to tap one's fingers rhythmically on a hard surface.

14. to make a sound like that of a drum; resound.

15. (of ruffed grouse and other birds) to produce a sound resembling drumming.

v.t.

16. to beat (a drum) rhythmically; perform by beating a drum.

17. to call or summon by or as if by beating a drum.

18. to drive or force by persistent repetition: to drum an idea into someone.

19. to fill a drum with; store in a drum.

20. drum out,

a. to expel or dismiss from a military service in disgrace to the beat of a drum.

b. to dismiss in disgrace.

21. drum up,

a. to call or summon by, or as if by, beating a drum.

b. to obtain or create (trade, interest, etc.) through vigorous effort.

c. to concoct; devise.

Idioms:

beat the drum for, to publicize.

[1535–45; shortening of drumslade drum, drummer]

drum²

(drʌm)

n. Chiefly Scot.

a long narrow hill or ridge.

[1715–25; < Irish and Scottish Gaelic druim]

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Drum

 a small party sent with a drum to parley with the enemy, 1745; a noisy assembly of society in a private house.

Example: a squeeze, a fuss, a drum, a route, and finally a hurricane when the whole house is full from top to bottom, 1779.

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drum

Past participle: drummed
Gerund: drumming

Imperative

drum

drum

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Drum

A Barrel, usually one of steel.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drum - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end membranophone, tympan bass drum, gran casa - a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch bongo, bongo drum - a small drum; played with the hands drumhead, head - a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another side drum, snare drum, snare - a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head tabor, tabour - a small drum with one head of soft calfskin tambour - a drum tambourine - a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides tenor drum, tom-tom - any of various drums with small heads timbrel - small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
	2.	drum - the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes" sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	3.	drum - a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends barrel cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
	4.	drum - a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids metal drum vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
	5.	drum - a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes brake drum drum brake - hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
	6.	drum - small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise drumfish sciaenid, sciaenid fish - widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound Equetus pulcher, striped drum - a kind of drumfish Equetus lanceolatus, jackknife-fish - black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin Bairdiella chrysoura, mademoiselle, silver perch - small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico channel bass, red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, redfish - large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico
Verb	1.	drum - make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night" thrum, beat beat - indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm" sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	2.	drum - play a percussion instrument music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" play - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"
	3.	drum - study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" bone, bone up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up, cram, get up cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam hit the books, study - learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"

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drum

noun

1. barrel, tank, container, cylinder, canister, cask a drum of chemical waste

2. pounding, beat, rhythm, thump, thumping, throb, vibration, patter, pitter-patter the drum of heavy feet on the stairs

verb

1. pound, beat, tap, rap, lash, thrash, tattoo, throb, pulsate, reverberate Rain drummed on the roof of the car.

drum someone out discharge, dismiss, expel, throw out, exclude, oust, outlaw, banish, drive out, evict, cashier, send packing, turf out (informal) They are to be drummed out of the service.

drum something into someone drive into, hammer into, instil into, din into, harp on about to Examples were drummed into students' heads.

drum something up seek, attract, request, ask for, obtain, bid for, petition, round up, solicit, canvass drumming up business.

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Translations

طَبلطَبْلَةطَبْلَةُ الأذْنوَعاء يُشْبِه الطَّبْليَدُقُّ

bubenbarelbubínekbubnovatpoklepávat

trommetrommehindebanketøndetromle

TrommeltrommelnTrommelfellFass

τύμπανο

tamborbidóncilindrorepiqueteartamborilear

rumputakoatynnyripaukuttaarummuttaa

tambourtonneautympantambourinerbaril

bubanjburedoboš

dobdobolhengerhordó

trommatromma, trumbatunnaberjahljóîhimna

bidonetamburofustotambureggiarechiamare a raccolta

ドラム

드럼

ausies būgnelisbarbentibūgnininkasbūgnininko lazdelėįkalti į galvą

bungādiņabungasbungotsist bungastvertne

trommeldrumtrom

trommetrommehinneslå på tromme

bębenbębnić

tamborbarrilbatucar

барабанбарабанитьбитьбочкавдалбливать

barelbubienokbubon

bobensod

trumma

กลอง

davuldavul çalmakkulak zarısürekli tıkırdamaktıpır tıpır ses çıkarmak

trống

鼓鼓状容器鼓膜发出类似敲鼓的声音打鼓

drum

[drʌm]

A. N

1. (Mus) → tambor m
to play (the) drums → tocar la batería
to beat or bang the drum for sth/sb → dar bombo a algo/algn, anunciar algo/a algn a bombo y platillo

2. (= container) (for oil) → bidón m (Tech) (= cylinder, machine part) → tambor m

3. (Anat) (also eardrum) → tímpano m

B. VT to drum one's fingers on the table → tamborilear con los dedos sobre la mesa
to drum sth into sb (fig) → meter algo a algn en la cabeza por la fuerza
I had it drummed into me as a child → de niño me hicieron comprender eso a la fuerza or a fuerza de repetírmelo

C. VI (Mus) → tocar el tambor; (= tap) (with fingers) → tamborilear
the noise was drumming in my ears → el ruido me estaba taladrando los oídos
his words drummed in my mind → el eco de sus palabras resonaba en mi cabeza

D. CPD drum brake N (Aut) → freno m de tambor
drum machine N → caja f de ritmos
drum major N (Brit) → tambor m mayor
drum majorette N (esp US) → bastonera f

drum out VT + ADV to drum sb out → expulsar a algn

drum up VT + ADV [+ enthusiasm] → despertar; [+ support] → movilizar; [+ trade] → fomentar

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drum

[ˈdrʌm]

n

(= instrument) → tambour m
an African drum → un tambour africain
to beat the drum for sth, to bang the drum for sth (= strongly support) → faire du battage autour de qch

(= container) (for oil, petrol) → bidon m

vt
to drum one's fingers on the table → pianoter sur la table, tambouriner sur la table

vi (= make a noise) [rain] → tambouriner; [person] to drum on the table with one's fingers → pianoter sur la table, tambouriner sur la table drums

npl (MUSIC) → batterie f
I play drums → Je joue de la batterie.

drum into

vt sep (= impress upon) → graver dans la mémoire

drum up

vt sep [+ enthusiasm, support] → susciter, rallierdrum kit n → batterie fdrum machine n → boîte f à rythmedrum major n

(British) (MILITARY) (= soldier) → tambour-major m

(US) [marching band] → tambour-major mdrum majorette n → majorette f

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drum

n

(Mus) → Trommel f; Joe Jones on drums → am Schlagzeug: Joe Jones; the drums → die Trommeln pl; (pop, jazz) → das Schlagzeug; to beat or bang the drum for somebody/something (fig) → die Trommel für jdn/etw rühren

(for oil, petrol) → Tonne f; (cylinder for wire) → Trommel f, → Rolle f; (Tech: = machine part) → Trommel f, → Walze f; (Phot) → Entwicklertrommel f; (Archit) (= wall) → Tambour m, → Trommel f; (= shaft) → Säulentrommel f

(Anat: also ear drum) → Trommelfell nt

vi (Mus, fig, rain etc) → trommeln

vt to drum one’s fingers on the table → mit den Fingern auf den Tisch trommeln

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drum

:

drumbeat

n → Trommelschlag m

drum brake

n → Trommelbremse f

drumfire

n (Mil) → Trommelfeuer nt

drumhead

n → Trommelfell nt

drumhead court martial

n → Standgericht nt

drum kit

n → Schlagzeug nt

drum major

n → Tambourmajor m

drum majorette

n (US) → Tambourmajorin f

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drum

[drʌm]

1. n

a. (Mus) → tamburo
the drums → la batteria
big drum → grancassa
drum roll → rullio di tamburi

b. (container, for oil, petrol) → bidone m, fusto (Tech) (cylinder, machine part) → tamburo

2. vt to drum one's fingers on the table → tamburellare con le dita sul tavolo
to drum sth into sb (fig) → ficcare qc in testa a qn

3. vi (Mus) → battere or suonare il tamburo; (tap, with fingers) → tamburellare
the noise was drumming in my ears → il rumore mi martellava nel cervello

drum up vt + adv (enthusiasm, support) → conquistarsi

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drum

(dram) noun

1. a musical instrument constructed of skin etc stretched on a round frame and beaten with a stick. He plays the drums. drom, trom طَبل барабан tambor buben die Trommel tromme τύμπανοtambor trumm طبل rumpu tambour תֹּף ढोल bubanj dob genderang tromma, trumba tamburo ドラム 북 būgnas bungas dram tromtrommebęben طبله tambor tobă барабан bubon boben bubnjevi trumma กลอง davul, trampet 鼓 барабан کھال وغیرہ منڈھ کر تیار کیا ہوا مخروطی یا نیم کروی ساز، ڈھول cái trống 鼓

2. something shaped like a drum, especially a container. an oil-drum. drom وَعاء يُشْبِه الطَّبْل барабан tambor barel trommelförmiger Behälter tromle; tønde κύλινδροςbidón vaat هر چیز طبل مانند rumpu tonneauחבית ढोल-नगाड़े valjak, bačva tartály drum tunna bidone, fusto 太鼓状の物 북처럼 생긴 것 cilindras, būgnas, statinė tvertne tong tontrommel, valse, fat, sylinder, tønnebeczka طبلى ته ورته bidon butoi барабан barel sod bure trumma ที่มีลักษณะคล้ายกลอง varil, bidon 鼓狀物(尤指容器) барабан; циліндр ڈھول کی شکل کا کوئی برتن đồ vật có hình dáng giống cái trống 鼓状容器

3. an eardrum. oordrom طَبْلَةُ الأذْن тъпанче tímpano bubínek (ušní) das Trommelfell trommehinde τύμπανο αφτιού tímpano trummikile گوش میانی tärykalvo tympan תוֹף הָאוֹזֶן कान का परदा bubnjić dobhártya gendangan telinga hljóðhimna timpano 鼓膜 고막 ausies būgnelis bungādiņa gegendang trommelvliestrommehinnebębenek د غوږ پرده tímpano timpan барабанная перепонка bubienok bobnič bubna opna trum[hinna] เยื่อแก้วหู kulak zarı 耳膜 барабанна перетинка کان کا پردہ màng nhĩ 鼓膜

verb – past tense, past participle drummed –

1. to beat a drum. slaan 'n drom يُطَبِّل бия барабан martelar bubnovat trommeln tromme παίζω τύμπανο tocar el tambor trummi lööma طبل زدن soittaa rumpua battre du tambour לְתוֹפֵף ढोल बजाना svirati bubnjeve dobol menabuh genderang tromma battere/suonare il tamburo ドラムを打つ 북을 치다 mušti būgną sist bungas palu trommelentromme, slå på tromme grać na bębnie طبله وهل martelar a bate (la tobă) бить в барабан bubnovať bobnati udarati u bubanj trumma, slå på trumma ตีกลอง davul çalmak 打鼓 бити в барабан ڈھول پیٹنا đánh trống 打鼓

2. to tap continuously especially with the fingers. Stop drumming (your fingers) on the table! tik يَدُقُّ барабаня martelar poklepávat trommeln tromme χτυπάω ελαφρά τα δάχτυλα πάνω σε κτ. tamborilear trummeldama ضرب گرفتن rummuttaa tambouriner לְתוֹפֵף तबला इत्यादि बजाना bubnjati prstima dobol mengetuk-ngetuk tromma tamburellare とんとんたたく (손가락으로) 탁탁 치다 barbenti bungot (ar pirkstiem) bergendang trommelentromme bębnić سوكه وهل لكه د ميز ټكول په ګوتو سره martelar a bate (cu degetele) în ceva барабанить poklepkávať bobnati (s prsti) lupkati trumma เคาะเป็นจังหวะซ้ำ ๆ sürekli tıkırdamak 持續輕敲(尤其是用手指) тарабанити пальцями انگلی سے کسی سطح پر بجانا đánh nhịp tay 连续敲击（用手指连续地敲）

3. to make a sound like someone beating a drum. The rain drummed on the metal roof. drom يَقْرَعُ، يَدُقُّ كالطَّبْل барабаня martelar bubnovat trommeln tromme κοπανώ repiquetear trummeldama صدای طبل دادن rummuttaa tambouriner לְתוֹפֵף בְּ- तबले की तरह की आवाज निकलना या निकालना dobovati kopog mendera óma, bergmála tambureggiare とんとんという音をたてる 북처럼 울리다 barbenti bungot bergendang roffelentromme bębnić د طبلى ږغ martelar a cădea cu zgomot барабанить bubnovať bobnati bubnjati trumma, smattra ทำเสียงเหมือนคนตีกลอง tıpır tıpır ses çıkarmak 發出類似擊鼓聲 гупати, грюкати ڈھول بجنے جیسی آواز نکالنا gõ; đập 发出类似敲鼓的声音

ˈdrummer noun

a person who plays the drums. dromspeler, tamboer طَبّال барабанист baterista bubeník der Trommler trommeslager τυμπανιστήςbatería trummar طبال rumpali batteur/-eure מְתוֹפֵף ढोलकिया bubnjar dobos penabuh genderang trymbill batterista ドラマー 드럼 연주가 būgnininkas bundzinieks pemukul dram slagwerkertrommeslagerdobosz طبله ږغوونكى baterista baterist барабанщик bubeník bobnar bubnjar trumslagare คนตีกลอง davulcu 鼓手 барабанщик ڈھولچی người chơi trống 敲鼓人

ˈdrumstick noun

1. a stick used for beating a drum. tamboerstok, dromstokkie عَصا الطَّبْل палка baqueta palička na buben der Trommelstock trommestav μπαγκέτα τύμπανου ή ταμπούρλου baqueta trummipulk چوب طبل rumpukapula baguette de tambour מָקלוֹת תִּיפוּף ढोलक बाजने का चोब bubnjarska palica dobverő pemukul genderang trommukjuði bacchetta di tamburo ドラムのばち 북채 būgnininko lazdelė bungu vālīte kayu dram trommelstoktrommestikke, paukestokkpałeczka د طبلى لرګى baqueta beţe de tobă барабанная палочка palička bobnarska palička dobošarska maljica trumstock, trumpinne ไม้ตีกลอง davul tokmağı, baget 鼓棒 барабанна паличка ڈھول بجانے کی چوب dùi trống 鼓槌

2. the lower part of the leg of a cooked chicken etc. boudjie رِجْل الدَّجاج المَطْبوخ бутче perna de galinha stehno der Schlegel lår μπούτι μαγειρεμένου κοτόπουλου muslo koib پای مرغ kanankoipi pilon שׁוֹק עוֹף पके मुर्ग की टांग का निचला हिस्सा batak csirkecomb paha ayam bagian bawah leggur coscia di pollo 鶏の足 (닭 요리의) 다리 vištos kojelė (vistas) stilbiņš peha ayam kippenbout kyllinglårpałka د چرګى پښه perna de galinha copan ножка stehno (piščančje) bedro batak ben ขาเป็ดไก่ที่มีเนื้อมาก but 可食用的家禽小腿(俗稱棒棒腿) ніжка پکی ہوئی مرغی وغیرہ کے پاؤں کا نچلا حصّہ cẳng gà （煮熟的）家禽腿下部

drum in/into

to force someone to remember (something) by repeating it constantly. You never remember anything unless I drum it in/into you. inprent يُجْبِرُ على التَّذَكُّر набивам repetir vtlouci do hlavy jemandem etwas einpauken hamre ind λέω και ξαναλέω martillear, hacer entrar a golpe de martillo, repetir mil veces pähe taguma از طریق تکرار در ذهن کسی فرو کردن takoa päähän seriner, rebattre les oreilles de qqn לְשָׁנֵן बार-बार दोहरा कर कुछ याद करने के लिए किी को बाध्य करना nabubati fejébe ver vkinek vmit mengulang-ulang berja (inn í), troða (í) martellare 繰り返したたき込む 되풀이해 강조하다 (į)kalti į galvą iekalt/iedzīt galvā mengulang-ulang erin hamerenbanke inn i wbić do głowy يو څا باندى يو شې څو ځلى تكرار كول تر څو چى هيري نشى repetir a băga/a vârî (ceva) în capul cuiva вдалбливать vtĺcť do hlavy vbiti (v glavo) utuviti slå in i ตอกย้ำ; พร่ำสอน sürekli tekrarlayarak öğretmek 強行灌輸(某觀念) вдовблювати, втовкмачувати بار بار دہرا کر ذہن نشین کرانا nhắc đi nhắc lại cho nhớ 反复强调（用经常重复的方法迫使某人记住）

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Drum

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