Drum | Mean of drum in English Dictionary

/ˈdrʌm/

• Noun
• a musical instrument that is made with a thin layer of skin or plastic stretched over the end of a round frame and that is played by hitting the skin or plastic with sticks or with your hands
1. a child beating on a drum
2. We heard the rhythmic beating of drums.
3. She plays the drums.
4. That was Miles Davis on trumpet and Max Roach on drums. [=playing the drums]
• the sound that is made when something hits a surface over and over again
1. He lay listening to the steady drum of the rain on the roof.
• a large usually metal container for liquids
1. oil drums
2. a 55-gallon drum

• a machine or part of a machine that is shaped like a cylinder
1. the drum of a clothes dryer
• to say or write things that strongly support (someone or something)
1. They joined together to beat the drum for their candidate.
2. banging the drum for human rights
• Verb
• to beat or play a drum or set of drums
1. She drummed while he played the guitar.
• to make a sound by hitting a surface over and over again
1. Rain drummed [=beat] on the roof.
2. Her fingers drummed nervously on the table.
3. He was nervously drumming a pencil on the desk.
4. She was drumming her fingers [=rapidly tapping her fingertips] on the table.
• to force (something) to be learned by (someone) by repeating it over and over again
1. Our teacher drummed the lesson into our heads.
2. The importance of saying “please” and “thank you” was drummed into us as children.
• to force (someone) to leave (a place or organization)
1. They drummed her out of the club.
2. He got drummed out of the military.
• to get or create (support, business, etc.) through hard work and a lot of effort
1. They sent out flyers to drum up support for their candidate.
2. Somehow, we need to drum up some new business.
3. The company is trying to drum up demand for a new product.