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    drum
    [drəm]
    noun
    drum (noun) · drums (plural noun)
    1. a percussion instrument sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands, typically cylindrical, barrel-shaped, or bowl-shaped, with a taut membrane over one or both ends:
      "a shuffling dance to the beat of a drum"
      • a rotating cylindrical part in a washing machine, in which the laundry is placed.
      • a cylindrical part in certain other appliances.
      • architecture
        the circular vertical wall supporting a dome.
      • architecture
        a stone block forming part of a column.
    2. an evening or afternoon tea party of a kind that was popular in the late 18th and early 19th century:
      "a drum at Lady Beresford's"
    verb
    drum (verb) · drums (third person present) · drummed (past tense) · drummed (past participle) · drumming (present participle)
    1. play on a drum or drums.
      • make a continuous rhythmic noise:
        "she felt the blood drumming in her ears" · "hooves drummed on the turf"
      • beat (the fingers, feet, etc.) repeatedly on a surface, especially as a sign of impatience or annoyance:
        "Frank drummed his fingers on the table"
      • (of a woodpecker) strike the bill rapidly on a dead trunk or branch, especially as a sound indicating a territorial claim.
      • (of a snipe) vibrate the outer tail feathers in a diving display flight, making a throbbing sound.
    Origin
    mid 16th century: of uncertain origin; perhaps shortened from drumslade ‘drum, drummer’, or perhaps from the name of this instrument in another Germanic language, such as Middle Dutch tromme or Low German trumme, probably of imitative origin.
    drum
    [drəm]
    noun
    SCOTTISH ENGLISH
    IRISH ENGLISH
    drum (noun) · drums (plural noun)
    1. a long, narrow hill, especially one separating two parallel valleys.
    Origin
    early 18th century: from Scottish Gaelic and Irish druim ‘ridge’.
    drum
    [drəm]
    noun
    drum (noun) · drum (plural noun) · drums (plural noun) · drumfish (noun) · drumfish (plural noun) · drumfishes (plural noun) · black drum (noun) · black drums (plural noun)
    1. a fish that makes a drumming sound by vibrating its swim bladder, found mainly in estuarine and shallow coastal waters. Also called croaker
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