drum
/drʌm/
noun
- A musical instrument that you hit with sticks or your hands to make a sound, consisting of a hollow cylinder with a skin stretched over one or both ends.
- The drummer hit the drum so hard that it echoed through the hall.
- He bought a new drum set for his home studio.
- She played the drum in the school marching band.
- A large cylindrical container for storing or transporting liquids, powders, or other materials.
- A drum of industrial solvent was delivered to the warehouse.
- We recycled the plastic drum after using all the water.
- The factory stored oil in a metal drum.
- A sound or rhythm like that of a drum, especially a continuous beating or tapping.
- The drum of rain on the roof kept me awake.
- I could hear the steady drum of footsteps in the hallway.
- The drum of the engine vibrated through the floor.
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verb
- To play a drum or make a rhythmic beating sound.
- He loves to drum on the table when he is bored.
- The musician drummed a steady beat for the dancers.
- She drummed her fingers nervously on the desk.
- To force something into someone's mind by repeating it often.
- The teacher drummed the multiplication tables into the students.
- His parents drummed good manners into him from a young age.
- The coach drummed the importance of teamwork into the players.
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