noun. a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end |
noun. the sound of a drum he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes |
noun. a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends |
noun. a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids |
noun. a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes |
noun. small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise |
verb. make a rhythmic sound Rain drummed against the windshield|The drums beat all night |
verb. play a percussion instrument |
verb. study intensively, as before an exam I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam |
