DRUM

Definition of DRUM

  1. (noun)a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
  2. (noun)the sound of a drum
  3. (noun)a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
  4. (noun)a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids
  5. (noun)a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
  6. (noun)small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
  7. (verb)make a rhythmic sound
  8. (verb)play a percussion instrument
  9. (verb)study intensively, as before an exam