drum

IPA: drˈʌm

A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.
(US) Synonym of construction barrel
(architecture) The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola.
(architecture) Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar.
A drumfish (family Sciaenidae).
(Australia slang) A tip; a piece of information.
(boxing, slang, obsolete) The ear.
(now rare) A small hill or ridge of hills.
(now historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening.
(slang, chiefly UK) A person's home; a house or other building, especially when insalubrious; a tavern, a brothel.
(informal) A drumstick (of chicken, turkey, etc).
A surname.
A settlement (Mains of Drum) in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, near Drum Castle (OS grid ref NO8099).
A mountain in Conwy county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7069).
A village in County Monaghan, Ireland.
A civil parish and townland in County Roscommon, Ireland.
An unincorporated community in Bollinger County, Missouri, USA, named after the Drum family.

(intransitive) To beat a drum.
(transitive, intransitive) To beat with a rapid succession of strokes.
(transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.
To throb, as the heart.
To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for.
Of various animals, to make a vocalisation or mechanical sound that resembles drumming.

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