Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word DRUM

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Definitions of DRUM

1. Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
2. A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.
3. A drumfish (family Sciaenidae).
4. To throb, as the heart.
5. To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for.
6. Of various animals, to make a vocalisation or mechanical sound that resembles drumming.
7. (US) Synonym of construction barrel
8. (architecture) The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola.
9. (architecture) Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar.
10. (AUslang) A tip; a piece of information.
11. (intransitive) To beat a drum.
12. (ambitransitive) To beat with a rapid succession of strokes.
13. (transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.
14. (now, rare) A small hill or ridge of hills.
15. (now, historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening. [from 18th c.]
16. (slang, chiefly, UK) A person's home; a house or other building, especially when insalubrious; a tavern, a brothel. [from 19th c.]
17. (informal) A drumstick (of chicken, turkey, etc).
18. A surname.
19. A settlement (Mains of Drum) in in Aberdeenshire, Scotland near Drum Castle (OS grid ref NO8099).
20. A mountain in Conwy, Wales (OS grid ref SH7069).
21. A village in Monaghan, Ireland.
22. A civil parish and townland in Roscommon, Ireland.
23. A unincorporated community in Bollinger County, Missouri, USA, named after the Drum family.
24. (percussion instrument) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
25. (boxing, slang, obsolete) The ear.

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Examples of Using DRUM in a Sentence

• A baldric (also baldrick, bawdrick, bauldrick as well as other rare or obsolete variations) is a belt worn over one shoulder that is typically used to carry a weapon (usually a sword) or other implement such as a bugle or drum.
• Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a percussion mallet, to produce sound.
• A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums in popular music context) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and sometimes other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person.
• It deemphasizes melody and chord progressions and focuses on a strong rhythmic groove of a bassline played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a percussionist, often at slower tempos than other popular music.
• It is a part of the standard drum kit used by drummers in many styles of music including rock, pop, jazz, and blues.
• The group began as part of West Germany's experimental krautrock scene in the early 1970s before fully embracing electronic instrumentation, including synthesizers, drum machines, and vocoders.
• He and his record label Good Looking are most associated with the jazzy, atmospheric side of drum and bass music.
• Her music has been influenced by many styles including Maghrebain, hip hop, drum and bass and reggae.
• Roland Octapad is a range of MIDI electronic drum percussion controllers produced by the Roland Corporation.
• Percussion instruments, such as the timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tambourine, tam-tam and mallet percussion instruments.
• Roland has manufactured numerous instruments that have had lasting impacts on music, such as the Juno-106 synthesizer, TB-303 bass synthesizer, and TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines.
• The snare drum (or side drum) is a percussion instrument that produces a sharp staccato sound when the head is struck with a drum stick, due to the use of a series of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin.
• Lee received his first drum sticks when he was four years old, and his first proper drum kit when he was a teenager.
• A turbine is a turbomachine with at least one moving part called a rotor assembly, which is a shaft or drum with blades attached.
• During TMBG's early years, Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a musical duo, often accompanied by a drum machine.
• It was the first hip hop song to feature the "Synthetic Substitution" drum break sample, composed by Melvin Bliss and one of the most sampled songs of all time.
• The drummer's equipment includes a drum kit (or "drum set" or "trap set"), which includes various drums, cymbals and an assortment of accessory hardware such as pedals, standing support mechanisms, and drum sticks.
• Initially gaining exposure for his work as a graffiti artist, Goldie became well known for his pioneering role as a musician in the 1990s UK jungle, drum and bass and breakbeat hardcore scenes.
• Woodblock (instrument), a small piece of slit drum made from one piece of wood and used as a percussion instrument.
• In addition to the inclusion of breakbeats, the genre also features shuffled drum machine patterns, hoover, and other noises originating from new beat and Belgian techno, sounds from acid house and bleep techno, and often upbeat house piano riffs and vocals.

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