drum

/dɹˈʌm/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
the sound of a drum
“he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes”
a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

verb

make a rhythmic sound
“Rain drummed against the windshield”
play a percussion instrument
study intensively, as before an exam
“I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam”

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