drum
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (music) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.Examples: "He's playing the piano and she's playing the drums!"; "In the Province of Xenſi, near the City Vucung, is a Hill called Taipe, which if a Drum be beaten upon it, preſently followeth Thunder, Lightning, and ſtormy weather, inſomuch that the Magiſtrates have forbidden all perſons upon pain of death to beat any Drum there."; "The group played huge drums placed overhead, along with flutes and a kotolike zither."Synonyms: skins
2. (US) Synonym of construction barrel.Synonyms: construction barrelUS
3. (architecture) The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola.
4. (architecture) Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar.
5. (Australia slang) A tip; a piece of information.Examples: "‘he is the darndest little speaker we got, so better sit there and listen to him while he gives you the drum and if you clean out your earholes you might get a bit of sense into your heads.’"Australiaslang
6. (boxing, slang, obsolete) The ear.obsoleteslang
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To beat a drum.intransitive
2. (ambitransitive) To beat with a rapid succession of strokes.Examples: "The ruffed grouse drums with his wings."; "drumming with his fingers on the arm of his chair"ambitransitive
3. (transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.Examples: "He’s still trying to drum Spanish verb conjugations into my head."; "Those long ago memories of gnawing sexuality clashing against drummed in prejudice."transitive
noun (English)
1. (now rare) A small hill or ridge of hills.archaic
noun (English)
1. (now historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening.Examples: "Another misfortune which befel poor Sophia, was the company of Lord Fellamar, whom she met at the opera, and who attended her to the drum."; "[H]e was engaged in a partie of cards, at a drum in the house of a certain lady of quality […]."; "'Ten o'clock, and you are lighted as for a drum!"historical
2. (slang, chiefly UK) A person's home; a house or other building, especially when insalubrious; a tavern, a brothel.UKslang
noun (English)
1. (informal) A drumstick (of chicken, turkey, etc).Examples: "Add, thinly sliced, 1/2 to 1 onion and 2 cloves of garlic also sliced, your choice of protein – chicken or turkey breast, or low fat beef, veal, lamb or pork, cut in pieces, or skinless chicken drums, and probably a little water. Then add 1/2 a cup of ..."; "In a large frying pan, add some canola oil and half of the chicken drums and brown them on both sides. Repeat the procedure until all drums are browned. Place them in a medium baking pan. To the browned chicken drums, add sliced onion, ..."; "3–5 pounds chicken drums and thighs, with skin Hot sauce to taste 1. In a gallon resealable plastic bag, add flour, pepper, and salt. Shake to mix. […]"informal
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