ALL meanings of drum
drum
D d - noun Technical meaning of drum Ancient slow, cylindrical magnetic media that were once state-of-the-art storage devices. Under BSD Unix the disk partition used for swapping is still called "/dev/drum"; this has led to considerable humour and not a few straight-faced but utterly bogus "explanations" getting foisted on newbies. See also "The Story of Mel". 1
- noun drum percussion instrument 1
- noun plural drum percussion: in a band 1
- noun drum cylindrical part: of washing machine, etc. 1
- noun drum barrel, cylindrical container 1
- transitive verb drum tap: fingers on sth 1
- noun drum drumming sound 1
- noun drum ear membrane 1
- intransitive verb drum music: play beat, rhythm 1
- intransitive verb drum rain: make rhythmic sound 1
- noun drum A long narrow hill, esp. one separating two parallel valleys. 1
- noun plural 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 drum any hollow tree or similar object or device used in this way. 1
- noun plural drum the sound produced by such an instrument, object, or device. 1
- noun plural drum any rumbling or deep booming sound. 1
- noun plural drum a natural organ by which an animal produces a loud or bass sound. 1
- noun plural drum eardrum. 1
- noun plural drum any cylindrical object with flat ends. 1
- noun plural drum a cylindrical part of a machine. 1
- noun plural drum a cylindrical box or receptacle, especially a large, metal one for storing or transporting liquids. 1
- noun plural 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 drum any of several marine and freshwater fishes of the family Sciaenidae that produce a drumming sound. 1
- noun plural drum Also called drum memory. Computers. magnetic drum. 1
- noun plural drum Archaic. an assembly of fashionable people at a private house in the evening. 1
- noun plural drum a person who plays the drum. 1
- noun plural drum Australian Informal. reliable, confidential, or profitable information: to give someone the drum. 1
- verb without object drum to beat or play a drum. 1
- verb without object drum to beat on anything rhythmically, especially to tap one's fingers rhythmically on a hard surface. 1
- verb without object drum to make a sound like that of a drum; resound. 1
- verb without object drum (of ruffed grouse and other birds) to produce a sound resembling drumming. 1
- verb with object drum to beat (a drum) rhythmically; perform by beating a drum: to drum a rhythm for dancers. 1
- verb with object drum to call or summon by, or as if by, beating a drum. 1
- verb with object drum to drive or force by persistent repetition: to drum an idea into someone. 1
- verb with object drum to fill a drum with; store in a drum: to drum contaminated water and dispose of it. 1
- idioms drum beat the drum, to promote, publicize, or advertise: The boss is out beating the drum for a new product. 1
- noun drum a long, narrow hill or ridge. 1
- noun drum A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber, affecting what materials are used to make it; a membranophone. 0
- noun drum Any similar hollow, cylindrical object. 0
- noun drum In particular, a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage. 0
- noun drum (obsolete or historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening. 0
- noun drum (architecture) The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola. 0
- noun drum (architecture) Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar. 0
- noun drum A drumfish. 0
- noun drum (Slang) (Britain) A person's home. 0
- noun drum (Australia slang) A tip, a piece of information. 0
- verb drum (Intransitive Verb) To beat a drum. 0
- verb drum (Transitive Verb) VI To beat with a rapid succession of strokes. 0
- verb drum (Transitive Verb) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization. 0
- verb drum To throb, as the heart. 0
- verb drum To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for. 0