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drum

/drəm/

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noun
a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
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barrel

type of:
cylinder
noun
a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
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brake drum

type of:
cylinder

part of:
drum brake
verb
make a rhythmic sound
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"Rain drummed against the windshield" "The drums beat all night"

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beat thrum

type of:
sound go
noun
small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
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drumfish

type of:
sciaenid sciaenid fish
verb
study intensively, as before an exam
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bone bone up cram get up grind away mug up swot swot up

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hit the books study
noun
a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
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metal drum

type of:
vessel
noun
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
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membranophone tympan

type of:
percussive instrument percussion instrument
verb
play a percussion instrument
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type of:
play
noun
the sound of a drum
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"he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"

type of:
sound

Examples of drum

"Rain drummed against the windshield"
"The drums beat all night"
"he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"