drum1 noundrum2 verb
drumdrum1 /drʌm/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINdrum1
Origin:
1500-1600 Probably from Dutch tromEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a 50-gallon drum of paint thinner
- a snare drum
- The rear brake drums on the car need replacing.
- An oil drum was kicked away, rolling and crashing into the wall beside her.
- Faster and faster spun the wheels of light, and the throbbing of the drums accelerated with them.
- I rotated the nails so that a cheese paring of wax was scoured from the surface of the drum.
- One beat on an hourglass-shaped drum, while the other clashed large cymbals.
- Place on the cake drum next to the paintbox.
- The cap is retained in the unit and used to reseal the drum.
- The equipment used is much the same; the same drum machines as then.
Longman Language Activatorto play music
to make music on a musical instrument: · Do you play in an orchestra?· Charles likes to play Celtic music on his flute.play the piano/trumpet/drums etc: · I didn't know you could play the violin.
formal to sing or play music in front of people who have come to listen: · She still gets very nervous about performing in public.· The orchestra will be at the Festival Hall tonight, performing a selection of works by Russian composers.
playing a particular instrument in a band: · When they perform, Barbara sings and her older sister Suzie is on drums.· The recording features Norman Simmons on piano and Henry Johnson on guitar.
to perform music by creating it from your imagination while you play or sing: · You can't play jazz unless you can improvise.· Mike improvised a little farewell song at the end of the evening.
to play jazz or rock music with other people in an informal way, without planning what you are going to play: · Some guys are getting together tonight at Scott's to jam.jam with: · Matthews used to jam with drummer Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore.jam session (=an occasion when a group of musicians jam): · All-night jam sessions were common in Kansas City jazz clubs of the 1930s.
to play a song or piece of music from memory without reading the written music: · He never took piano lessons - he just plays by ear.· With the Suzuki method, a child is trained to play by ear at an early age without any written music.
WORD SETSa cappella, adjectiveaccelerando, adjectiveaccompaniment, nounaccompanist, nounaccompany, verbaccordion, nounacid house, nounacoustic, adjectiveadagio, nounallegro, nounandante, adjectiveandante, nounanthem, nounaria, nounarpeggio, nounarr., arrange, verbarrangement, nounatonal, adjectiveback, verbbacking, nounbagpipes, nounbalalaika, nounballad, nounband, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbandstand, nounbanjo, nounbar, nounbarbershop, nounbaritone, nounbarrel organ, nounbass, nounbass, adjectivebass clef, nounbass guitar, nounbassist, nounbassoon, nounbaton, nounbeat, verbbeat, nounbebop, nounblast, verbblow, verbbluegrass, nounbolero, nounbongos, nounboogie, nounbootleg, nounbow, nounbow, verbbrass band, nounbreve, nounbridge, nounbugle, nounbusk, verbC, nouncabaret, nouncadence, nouncadenza, nouncalypso, nounC & W, canon, nouncantata, nouncanticle, nouncantor, nouncarillon, nouncarol, nouncarol, verbcastanets, nouncatchy, adjectivecellist, nouncello, nounchamber music, nounchamber orchestra, nounchant, verbchant, nounchoir, nounchoirboy, nounchoral, adjectivechorale, nounchord, nounchorister, nounchorus, nounChristmas carol, nounchromatic, adjectiveclapper, nounclarinet, nounclavichord, nounclef, nouncoda, nouncoloratura, nouncombo, nouncompose, verbcomposer, nounconcert, nounconcertgoer, nounconcertina, nounconcertmaster, nounconcerto, nounconduct, verbconductor, nounconsonant, adjectiveconsort, nouncontinuo, nouncontrabass, nouncontralto, nouncor anglais, nouncornet, nouncounterpoint, nouncountertenor, nouncountry and western, nouncountry music, nouncover, verbcover, nouncrescendo, nouncroon, verbcrotchet, nouncut, verbcymbal, nounD, noundamper, noundance, noundance band, noundemo, noundescant, noundidgeridoo, noundiminuendo, noundirge, noundisc jockey, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedissonance, nounditty, nounDixieland, noundo, noundoh, noundominant, noundouble bass, noundownbeat, noundrum, noundrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrum kit, noundrum major, noundrummer, noundrumming, noundrum-roll, noundrumstick, noundub, nounduet, noundulcimer, nounduo, nounear, nouneasy listening, nouneighth note, nounelevator music, nounencore, interjectionensemble, nounexpression, nounf., fa, nounfalsetto, nounfanfare, nounfantasia, nounfiddle, nounfiddler, nounfife, nounfinale, nounfingering, nounflat, adjectiveflat, nounflat, adverbflautist, nounfloor show, nounflourish, nounflute, nounfolk, nounfolk, adjectivefolk music, nounforte, nounforte, adjectivefortissimo, adjectiveforty-five, nounFrench horn, nounfret, nounfugue, nounfunk, nounfunky, adjectiveg, gamelan, noungig, noungig, verbglee club, nounglide, nounglockenspiel, noungong, noungospel, noungrand, noungrand opera, noungrand piano, nounGregorian chant, noungroup, nounguitar, nounhalf note, nounhalf step, nounhammer, nounhard rock, nounharmonic, adjectiveharmonica, nounharmonium, nounharmonize, verbharmony, nounharp, nounharpsichord, nounheavy metal, nounhigh, adjectivehigh-pitched, adjectivehip hop, nounhorn, nounhot, adjectivehouse music, nounhurdy-gurdy, nounhymn, nounimpressionism, nounimpressionist, nounimprovise, verbincidental music, nouninstrument, nouninstrumental, adjectiveinstrumental, nouninstrumentalist, nouninstrumentation, nouninterlude, nouninterval, nounjam, verbjam session, nounjazz, nounjazzy, adjectivejig, nounjingle, nounjungle, nounkaraoke, nounkazoo, nounkettledrum, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkey signature, nounla, nounlament, nounlargo, adjectiveleader, nounledger line, nounlegato, adjectiveleitmotif, nounlento, adjectivelibrettist, nounlibretto, nounlilt, nounlullaby, nounlute, nounlyre, nounlyric, adjectivelyrical, adjectivelyricism, nounlyricist, nounmadrigal, nounmaestro, nounmajor, adjectivemale-voice choir, nounmandolin, nounmaracas, nounmarch, nounmarching band, nounmariachi, nounmarimba, nounmasterclass, nounmedley, nounmellifluous, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemelody, nounmetronome, nounmezzo-soprano, nounmi, nounmiddle C, nounminim, nounminor, adjectiveminstrel, nounminuet, nounmodal, adjectivemode, nounmoderato, adjectivemodulate, verbmolto, adverbmood music, nounmotif, nounmouth organ, nounmouthpiece, nounmovement, nounmusic, nounmusical, adjectivemusical, nounmusical instrument, nounmusically, adverbmusician, nounmusicianship, nounmusicology, nounmusic stand, nounmute, verbmute, nounMuzak, nounnational anthem, nounnatural, adjectivenatural, nounNegro spiritual, nounnocturne, nounnote, nounnumber, nounnumber one, nounnursery rhyme, nounoboe, nounoctave, nounoctet, nounoff-key, adjectiveone-man band, nounopera, nounopera house, nounoperetta, nounopus, nounoratorio, nounorchestra, nounorchestral, adjectiveorchestra pit, nounorchestrate, verborgan, nounorgan grinder, nounorganist, nounovertone, nounoverture, nounp., panpipes, nounpart, nounpart-song, nounpause, nounpeal, verbpedal, nounpeg, nounpenny whistle, nounpercussion, nounperfect pitch, nounPhilharmonic, adjectivephrase, nounphrase, verbphrasing, nounpianissimo, adjectivepianist, nounpiano, nounpiano, adjectivepianola, nounpiccolo, nounpick, verbpick, nounpipe, verbpiped music, nounpiper, nounpitch, nounpitch, verbpizzicato, nounplainchant, nounplainsong, nounplay, verbplayer, nounplayer piano, nounplectrum, nounpluck, verbpolyphony, nounpop, nounpop group, nounpop music, nounpop star, nounprelude, nounpresto, adjectivepresto, nounprima donna, nounproduction number, nounpromenade concert, nounpsaltery, nounpunk, nounquarter note, nounquartet, nounquaver, nounquintet, nounR & B, nounrag, nounraga, nounragga, nounragtime, nounrange, nounrap, nounrap, verbrapper, nounrecital, nounrecitative, nounrecord, nounrecorder, nounreed, nounrefrain, nounreggae, nounregister, nounremaster, verbrendering, nounrendition, nounrepeat, nounrequest, nounrequiem, nounresonator, nounrest, nounrhapsody, nounrhythm, nounrhythm and blues, nounrhythm section, nounriff, nounroadie, nounroad manager, nounrock, nounrock and roll, nounrock music, nounrock 'n' roll, nounrondo, nounrostrum, nounround, nounrumba, nounrun, nounsalsa, nounsamba, nounsaxophone, nounsaxophonist, nounscale, nounscat, nounscherzo, nounscore, nounscore, verbsemibreve, nounsemiquaver, nounsemitone, nounseptet, nounserenade, nounserenade, verbset, nounsetting, nounsextet, nounshanty, nounsharp, adverbsharp, nounsheet music, nounsight-read, verbsignature tune, nounsing, verbsinger, nounsinger-songwriter, nounsingle, nounsitar, nounsixteenth note, nounska, nounskiffle, nounslide, nounslur, verbslur, nounsnare drum, nounso, nounsol, nounsol-fa, nounsolo, adjectivesolo, nounsoloist, nounsonata, nounsong, nounsongbook, nounsongster, nounsongwriter, nounsoprano, nounsoprano, adjectivesoul, nounsoundtrack, nounspiritual, nounsqueezebox, nounstaccato, adverbstaff, nounstandard, nounStar-Spangled Banner, the, stave, nounsteel band, nounsteel guitar, nounstep, nounstring, verbstringed instrument, nounstrum, verbstudy, nounsuite, nounswell, nounswing, nounsymphony, nounsyncopated, adjectivesyncopation, nounsynthesis, nounsynthesize, verbsynthesizer, nountabla, nountabor, nountambourine, nountechno, nountempo, nountenor, nountenor, adjectiveTex-Mex, adjectivetheme, nounthrash, nounthrenody, nounthrob, verbti, nountimbrel, nountime, nountime signature, nountimpani, nountoccata, nountom-tom, nountonal, adjectivetonality, nountone, nountone-deaf, adjectivetone poem, nountonic, nountootle, verbtrack, nountranscribe, verbtranspose, verbtreble, nountreble, adjectivetreble clef, nountremolo, nountriangle, nountrill, nountrombone, nountrumpet, nountuba, nountune, nountune, verbtuneful, adjectivetuneless, adjectivetuning fork, nountuning peg, nounukulele, noununaccompanied, adjectiveupright piano, nounvalve, nounvariation, nounverse, nounvibes, nounvibraphone, nounvibrato, nounviola, nounviolin, nounviolinist, nounvirginals, nounvirtuoso, nounvivace, adjectivevocal, adjectivevocal, nounvocalist, nounvoice, nounvoluntary, nounwaltz, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwhole note, nounwind instrument, nounwoodwind, nounxylophone, nounyodel, verbyodel, nounzither, nounzydeco, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
1,000 people marched, beating drums and carrying flags. Jones played the drums in an all-girl band.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a litre bottle of wine a drum roll
1,000 people marched, beating drums and carrying flags. Jones played the drums in an all-girl band. a litre bottle of wine a drum roll (=get people’s support by making an effort)· Both sides have been drumming up support through the internet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Literally everything in the room starts vibrating to the beat of the bass drum.· Something almost mystically, er, right, about guitar, bass and drums and nothing else.· Guitar, bass, drums and vocals.· The bass drum beats and the parade sets off as one to march twice past the Inspecting Officer.· My heart was doing its usual bass drum act as we drew in.
NOUN· And perhaps the drum beat had been the noise which had excited Scathach.· Again the drum beat, the great axe swirling in the sunlight.· There was the slight sound, a light and muffled drum beat.· The Christmas period is highly charged, perhaps because you sense the drum beat of change in 1993.
· At the song's end, he casually tosses his guitar over his shoulder and into the drum kit.· Recently, Shields' college buddy Dave Harrison stepped in behind the drum kit to complete the lineup.· A multi-million pound industry in its own right, it cost 3 guitars and a drum kit to commence business.
· The equipment used is much the same; the same drum machines as then.· Unplug the drum machine and do us all a favour.· T: It sounds like he only knows one programme on the drum machine.· Fanshawe uses his as drum machine, confessor weight-training apparatus.· We strap on the goggles and headphones which are wired up to what looks like a drum machine.· Keyboards, drum machines and mikes filled most of the available space.· They go about this by jumping up and down a lot and cranking the drum machine up to unfeasible volumes.· I never replace a drummer with a drum machine straight away, unless it's absolutely necessary.
· An oil drum was kicked away, rolling and crashing into the wall beside her.· She can transform oil drums, exhaust pipes and car wheels into fine musical instruments.· There was a field just behind it containing red and white poles and some painted oil drums.· The body is floating in an oil drum in Dumbfoundling Bay, legs sawed off.· They tipped the contents of one oil drum into the car and threw in a burning rag.· His dock was strewn with beer cans, oil drums, fishing nets.· The instruments are made of old oil drums, and after months of practice, they've given their first concert.· The piste, marked by oil drums, was completely out of sight, over a mile away to the north.
· I mean, during the verse of Symphony the kick drum pattern and bass line are totally locked.· Program the drum pattern for practising this transcription and if you have a sequencer, program the chords as well.
· And then, with a final drum roll, it was all over.· Mickey Dolenz, part of the 1960s band the Monkees, will lead the drum roll.· Next came a drum roll, followed by a wave and a thumbs-up sign from the newly-weds.· The pre-recorded drum roll sounds and the sequined curtain flies up.· One boy, a child, begins a steady drum roll.· Starting lineup for the two-time defending world champion Houston Rockets recently has been, drum roll, please....· Nothing obscures the outlines of an orchestral passage more than a drum roll on an unrelated note.
· He didn't understand that it was in four and that the snare drum was on beats two and four.· The Shumens will be taking two snare drums.· The electronic click startled him, as if it were the beat of a snare drum.
· A row of corroded steel drums caught her eye but she quickly discounted them.
VERB· Recruiters banged at their drums, yet crowds of young men filled the streets, unmoved and unresponsive.· During the day I sit banging my drum and watching good actors singing my words.· Since then, excited activists have been roaming the streets, banging drums and chanting.· They are reinforced by beaters on foot banging drums and gongs.· They were all empty, but rows of Moi females were seated along the other walls, banging the gongs and drums.
· Now, when Tallis listened hard, she could hear a drum being beaten as a warning.· Either she could hear jungle drums or the beating of her own heart.· We were quite near home when I heard a noise of drums from a side-street.
· My heart started playing drums again.· In high school, he also learned to play the drums, piano and cornet.· Ringo Starr played drums in the two-song encore.· He was like the band conductor who never wanted to play the drums again.· Joe Donald played the drums and William and Nellie Addison who were brother and sister played violin and piano.· Cesia Gurrola plays piano and drums and wants to be a lifeguard or teacher.· He plays the drums, and races at high speed over the hills on a mountain bike.· Charming, enigmatic Paul Elia balances melody and rhythm, singing as well as playing drums.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► bang/beat the drum for somebody/something
1a musical instrument made of skin stretched over a circular frame, played by hitting it with your hand or a stick: - But such long-termism is out of step not only with the more immediate demands of industry, but the drum of government policy.
- Sharp, guttural cries accompanied the drum of hooves.
- The master copy is then placed round the drum of the duplicator.
- This could be Pat Buchanan, beating the drum of working-class Republicanism.
a big bass drum 1,000 people marched, beating drums and carrying flags.on drums Trumpeter Red Rodney was playing with Kenny Clarke on drums (=playing the drums). Jones played the drums in an all-girl band.2a large round container for storing liquids such as oil, chemicals etc: a 5-gallon oil drum3something that looks like a drum, especially part of a machine: a brake drum4bang/beat the drum for somebody/something to speak eagerly in support of someone or something: The company is banging the drum for their new software.5the drum of something a sound like the sound a drum makes: the drum of the rain on the window → eardrumdrum1 noundrum2 verb
drumdrum2 verb (past tense and past participle drummed, present participle drumming) VERB TABLE
drum
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | drum |
| he, she, it | drums | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | drummed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have drummed |
| he, she, it | has drummed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had drummed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will drum |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have drummed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am drumming |
| he, she, it | is drumming | |
| you, we, they | are drumming | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was drumming |
| you, we, they | were drumming | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been drumming |
| he, she, it | has been drumming | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been drumming |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be drumming |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been drumming |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Rain drummed on the windows.
- He drums his fingers on the chairback as he passes.
- He could hear her drumming the desktop with her fingers, waiting for him to put the cover on the typewriter.
- He hopes to drum up the support of sympathetic congressmen who blame the law for high fares.
Longman Language Activatorto persuade someone to support you
formal to talk to people and persuade them to support you: enlist the support of: · Should you attempt to take your employer to court alone, or enlist the support of your trade union?enlist support for: · He spent the whole month enlisting support for his reforms.enlist support from: · The Labour Party hoped to enlist support from the middle classes by promising not to raise income tax.
to try to get a lot of people to support you: · Pop stars and TV personalities were brought in to publicize the campaign and drum up support.drum up support for: · Drumming up support for a children's play group proved harder than she had expected.
WORD SETSablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Lisa drummed her fingers impatiently on the table. ‘Don’t talk to strangers’ is a message drummed into children. He travelled throughout Latin America drumming up support for the confederation. The organization is using the event to drum up business (=get more work and sales).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a litre bottle of wine a drum roll
1[intransitive] to play a drum2[intransitive, transitive] to make a sound similar to a drum by hitting a surface again and again: Lisa drummed her fingers impatiently on the table. ‘Don’t talk to strangers’ is a message drummed into children. He travelled throughout Latin America drumming up support for the confederation. The organization is using the event to drum up business (=get more work and sales). a litre bottle of wine a drum roll (=get people’s support by making an effort)· Both sides have been drumming up support through the internet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Instead of blaming one partner we should drum home the essential message that parents have equal responsibilities.· To help them identify the danger signs an information booklet will be made available and press ads will drum home the message.
· Rufus Reid on bass and Lewis again on drums.· Brandon Ross, electric guitar, and Toby Williams on drums.
· You normally get drummed out if you disgrace yourself.· She used to be an Ugly Sister, but got drummed out for over-enthusiasm.
· He hopes to drum up the support of sympathetic congressmen who blame the law for high fares.· It should also drum up more work for a profession that has been badly hit by the recession.· They bought a truck and proceeded to drum up business.· Cheltenham & Gloucester and the Yorkshire are taking the discount route to drum up business.· In both instances, the Sacred Heart staff failed to drum up behind-the-scenes support before their appeals.· All the shopkeepers there have chipped in and hired a promo agency to drum up Christmas trade.
NOUN· Cheltenham & Gloucester and the Yorkshire are taking the discount route to drum up business.· They bought a truck and proceeded to drum up business.· Now Argyll plans to drum up more business with in-store dry cleaners and post offices.
· Instead of blaming one partner we should drum home the essential message that parents have equal responsibilities.· To help them identify the danger signs an information booklet will be made available and press ads will drum home the message.
· They could hear the rain drumming against the windows.· The rain that drummed on the phone-box roof.· For a while we sat listening to the rain drumming on the roof.
· He hopes to drum up the support of sympathetic congressmen who blame the law for high fares.· Both sides have been drumming up support through the internet and the mosques.· The lobbyists' job was to drum up support among rank-and-file lawmakers-a majority of whom had just voted for it.· There are only certain ways, it seems, you can drum up support.
I could hear the rain drumming against the windows. Lisa drummed her fingers impatiently on the table.3drum something home to use repeated arguments or messages in order to make sure that people understand something: An information booklet will be available and press advertisements will drum home the message.drum something into somebody phrasal verb to keep telling someone something until they cannot forget it: ‘Don’t talk to strangers’ is a message drummed into children.drum somebody out of something phrasal verb to force someone to leave an organization, place, or job: He was drummed out of the army.drum something ↔ up phrasal verb to get support, interest, attention etc from people by making an effort: He travelled throughout Latin America drumming up support for the confederation. The organization is using the event to drum up business (=get more work and sales).