a musical instrument made of a hollow round frame with plastic or skin stretched tightly across one or both ends. You play it by hitting it with sticks or with your hands.
a bass drum
Tony Cox on drums
to play the drums
a regular drum beat
There was a great crash and then a long roll of drums.
a large container for oil or chemicals, shaped like a cylinder
a 50 gallon drum
an oil drum
Hazardous waste is stored in drums until it can be disposed of.
a thing shaped like a drum, especially part of a machine
The mixture flows to a revolving drum where the water is filtered out.
to speak with enthusiasm in support of somebody/something
She’s really banging the drum for the new system.
to behave in a different way from other people; to have different attitudes or ideas
She was a gifted and original artist who marched to a different drummer.
Word Origin
Middle English: from Middle Dutch or Low German tromme, of imitative origin.
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