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drum
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- pronunciation:
- druhm
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a percussion instrument shaped like a cylinder. A drum has a hollow body covered at one or both ends by a tight material. It is played by beating with sticks or the hands.
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definition 2: |
a container shaped like a cylinder, such as a barrel or a machine part.
We bought a fifty-gallon drum of oil.
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related words: |
instrument, knock, trap |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
drums, drumming, drummed |
definition 1: |
to strike a drum.
We drummed for hours at the music festival. |
definition 2: |
to hit or tap a surface again and again.
She drums on her desk when she is nervous.- similar words:
- knock, tap
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definition 3: |
to force a person to learn something by repeating it over and over.
He drummed the answers into my head.- similar words:
- din, pound
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related words: |
pound, roll, tap |
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