drum

Noun
  1. A musical percussion instrument;
    Usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end (synset 103254272)
    is a type of: percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
    subtypes:
    • bass drum, gran casa - a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
    • bongo, bongo drum - a small drum; played with the hands
    • side drum, snare, snare drum - a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
    • tabor, tabour - a small drum with one head of soft calfskin
    • tambour - a drum
    • tambourine - a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
    • tenor drum, tom-tom - any of various drums with small heads
    • timbrel - small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
    has: drumhead, head - a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
    same as: membranophone, tympan
  2. The sound of a drum (synset 107398075)
    "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"
    is a type of: sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event
  3. A bulging cylindrical shape;
    Hollow with flat ends (synset 113923904)
    is a type of: cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
    same as: barrel
  4. A cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids (synset 103254659)
    is a type of: vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
    same as: metal drum
  5. A hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes (synset 102893592)
    is a type of: cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
    is a part of: drum brake - hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe
    same as: brake drum
  6. Small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise (synset 102597182)
    is a type of: sciaenid, sciaenid fish - widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound
    subtypes:
    same as: drumfish
Verb
  1. Make a rhythmic sound (synset 202179274)
    "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
    is a type of: go, sound - make a certain noise or sound
    same as: beat, thrum
    verb group: beat - indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
  2. Play a percussion instrument (synset 201736413)
    referred to in: music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
    is a type of: play - perform music on (a musical instrument)
  3. Study intensively, as before an exam (synset 200607178)
    "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
    is a type of: hit the books, study - learn by reading books
    same as: bone, bone up, cram, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up
    verb group: cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam

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