drum

nouns

a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

drum, membranophone, tympan

the sound of a drum

"he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"

drum

is a type of (narrower)

the sudden occurrence of an audible event

"the sound awakened them"

a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

barrel, drum

a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids

drum, metal drum

a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes

brake drum, drum

small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

drum, drumfish

make a rhythmic sound

"Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"

beat, drum, thrum

is derived from

play a percussion instrument

drum

is derived from

is derived from

domain category

musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)

"his music was his central interest"

is a type of (narrower)

perform music on (a musical instrument)

"He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"

study intensively, as before an exam

"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"

bone, bone up, cram, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up