drum¹ /drum/

1. A percussion instrument, a skin stretched on a frame
2. Anything shaped like a drum
3. The tympanum of the ear
4. The upright part of a cupola (architecture)
5. A cylinder, esp a revolving cylinder
6. A magnetic drum (computing; see under magnet)
7. A cylindrical barrel
8. A bundle or swag (Aust)
9. A house (slang)
10. A large and tumultuous evening party (said to be so called because rival hostesses vied with each other in drumming up crowds of guests; obsolete)
11. A drumfish

1. To beat a drum
2. To beat rhythmically
3. To solicit orders (US)

1. To expel to the sound of a drum or drums (with out; esp military; also figurative)
2. To summon, call together (with up)
3. To impress or stress by repetition (with into)

drummˈer noun

1. A person who drums
2. A commercial traveller (esp US)
3. A swagman (Aust)
4. An Australian fish of shallow coastal waters (family Kyphosidae)

drum and bass noun

A type of fast rhythmic popular music characterized by low bass lines and complex percussion

drumˈbeat noun

drumˈ-belly see hoove¹

drum brake noun

A type of brake in which two shoes grip the inside of the brake drum

drumˈfire noun

Massed artillery fire with a rolling sound

drumˈfish noun

Any fish of the Sciaenidae

drumˈhead noun

1. The head or skin of a drum
2. The top part of a capstan
3. (also drumhead cabbage) a type of flat-headed cabbage

adjective (military)

Improvised in the field (see also court martial under court)

drum kit noun

A set of drums, cymbals, etc used in jazz or rock music

drum machine noun

A synthesizer for simulating the sound of various percussion instruments

drumˈ-maˈjor noun

The marching leader of a military band

drum majorette noun

1. A girl who heads a marching band, usu twirling a baton, in a parade, etc
2. A majorette

drum roll noun

A quick series of beats on a drum

drumˈstick noun

1. The stick with which a drum is beaten
2. The tibia of a dressed fowl

drum table noun

A round, deep-topped table on a central leg, usu with drawers

beat or bang the drum

To indulge in publicity

drum² /drum/

A ridge, drumlin (in many place names)

drumˈlin noun (geology)

A usually oval ridge formed under the ice-sheet of the Glacial Period (also drum)

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