ALL meanings of beat the drum
beat the drum
B b - noun plural beat the drum a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually 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, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound. 1
- noun plural beat the drum any hollow tree or similar object or device used in this way. 1
- noun plural beat the drum the sound produced by such an instrument, object, or device. 1
- noun plural beat the drum any rumbling or deep booming sound. 1
- noun plural beat the drum a natural organ by which an animal produces a loud or bass sound. 1
- noun plural beat the drum eardrum. 1
- noun plural beat the drum any cylindrical object with flat ends. 1
- noun plural beat the drum a cylindrical part of a machine. 1
- noun plural beat the drum a cylindrical box or receptacle, especially a large, metal one for storing or transporting liquids. 1
- noun plural beat the drum Also called tambour. Architecture. any of several cylindrical or nearly cylindrical stones laid one above the other to form a column or pier. a cylindrical or faceted construction supporting a dome. 1
- noun plural beat the drum any of several marine and freshwater fishes of the family Sciaenidae that produce a drumming sound. 1
- noun plural beat the drum Also called drum memory. Computers. magnetic drum. 1
- noun plural beat the drum Archaic. an assembly of fashionable people at a private house in the evening. 1
- noun plural beat the drum a person who plays the drum. 1
- noun plural beat the drum Australian Informal. reliable, confidential, or profitable information: to give someone the drum. 1
- verb without object beat the drum to beat or play a drum. 1
- verb without object beat the drum to beat on anything rhythmically, especially to tap one's fingers rhythmically on a hard surface. 1
- verb without object beat the drum to make a sound like that of a drum; resound. 1
- verb without object beat the drum (of ruffed grouse and other birds) to produce a sound resembling drumming. 1
- verb with object beat the drum to beat (a drum) rhythmically; perform by beating a drum: to drum a rhythm for dancers. 1
- verb with object beat the drum to call or summon by, or as if by, beating a drum. 1
- verb with object beat the drum to drive or force by persistent repetition: to drum an idea into someone. 1
- verb with object beat the drum to fill a drum with; store in a drum: to drum contaminated water and dispose of it. 1
- idioms beat the drum beat the drum, to promote, publicize, or advertise: The boss is out beating the drum for a new product. 1
- verbal expression beat the drum promote 1