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drum D0400800 (drŭm) n. pl. drums 1. a. A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere with a membrane stretched tightly over one or both ends, played by beating with the hands or sticks. b. A sound produced by this instrument. 2. Something resembling a drum in shape or structure, especially a barrellike metal container or a metal cylinder wound with cable, wire, or heavy rope. 3. Architecture a. A circular or polygonal wall supporting a dome or cupola. Also called tambour. b. Any of the cylindrical stone blocks that are stacked to form the shaft of a column. 4. Any of various marine and freshwater fishes of the family Sciaenidae that make a drumming sound by vibrating certain muscles attached to the swim bladder. 5. Anatomy The eardrum. v. drummed, drum·ming, drums v. intr. 1. To play a drum or drums. 2. To thump or tap rhythmically or continually: nervously drummed on the table. 3. To produce a booming, reverberating sound by beating the wings, as certain birds do. v. tr. 1. To perform (a piece or tune) on or as if on a drum. 2. To summon by or as if by beating a drum. 3. To make known to or force upon (a person) by constant repetition: drummed the answers into my head. 4. To expel or dismiss in disgrace. Often used with out: was drummed out of the army. Phrasal Verb: drum up 1. To bring about by continuous, persistent effort: drum up new business. 2. To devise; invent: drummed up an alibi.
[Middle English drom, probably alteration of Middle Dutch tromme, ultimately of imitative origin; see trumpet.] drum up vb (tr, adverb) to evoke or obtain (support, business, etc) by solicitation or canvassing Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  drum up - gather; "drum up support" rally, beat upcollect, pull in - get or bring together; "accumulate evidence" |
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drum up1. To work to gain or incite something, often interest or support. A noun or pronoun can be used between "drum" and "up." What else can we do to drum up more support for our campaign? I try to drum up enthusiasm for trigonometry, but my students are just not interested.2. To create or devise something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "drum" and "up." We need to drum up a story before mom gets home and sees the vase we broke.See also: drum, updrum something upto obtain something by attracting people's attention to one's need or cause. I shall try to drum up support for the party. You shall have to drum up new business by advertising. I need to do something to drum some business up.See also: drum, updrum up1. Bring about by persistent effort, as in I'm trying to drum up more customers, or We have to drum up support for this amendment. This expression alludes to making repeated drumbeats. [Mid-1800s] 2. Devise, invent, obtain, as in He hoped to drum up an alibi. [Mid-1800s] See also: drum, updrum upv.1. To bring something about by continuous, persistent effort: The advertising firm drummed up new business for us. The manager tried to drum interest up in the computer training classes.2. To obtain or resourcefully put together something that one needs; come up with something: The witness drummed up an alibi during the trial. We drummed some volunteers up for the project.See also: drum, updrum upTo gather, to summon. Alluding to summoning recruits by beating a drum, this term has been used figuratively since the 1600s. It is often used in a business sense, as it was by Thomas Gray in a letter of 1849: “I will then drum up subscribers for Fendler.” An antonym is to drum out, meaning to dismiss or oust. In the military this, too, was signaled by beating a drum. This came to mean being fired from a job but is not heard as often today.See also: drum, upEncyclopediaSeedrumdrum up
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