DRUM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
   Synonym(s)
   • drumfish (what does drumfish mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) drum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sciaenid fish (what does sciaenid fish mean?)
   • sciaenid (what does sciaenid mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • striped drum (what does striped drum mean?)
   • Equetus pulcher (what does Equetus pulcher mean?)
   • jackknife-fish (what does jackknife-fish mean?)
   • Equetus lanceolatus (what does Equetus lanceolatus mean?)
   • silver perch (what does silver perch mean?)
   • mademoiselle (what does mademoiselle mean?)
   • Bairdiella chrysoura (what does Bairdiella chrysoura mean?)
   • red drum (what does red drum mean?)
   • channel bass (what does channel bass mean?)
   • redfish (what does redfish mean?)
   • Sciaenops ocellatus (what does Sciaenops ocellatus mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
   Synonym(s)
   • brake drum (what does brake drum mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) drum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cylinder (what does cylinder mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a musical percussion instrument
   • usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end
   Synonym(s)
   • membranophone (what does membranophone mean?)
   • tympan (what does tympan mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) drum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • percussion instrument (what does percussion instrument mean?)
   • percussive instrument (what does percussive instrument mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bass drum (what does bass drum mean?)
   • gran casa (what does gran casa mean?)
   • bongo (what does bongo mean?)
   • bongo drum (what does bongo drum mean?)
   • snare drum (what does snare drum mean?)
   • snare (what does snare mean?)
   • side drum (what does side drum mean?)
   • tabor (what does tabor mean?)
   • tabour (what does tabour mean?)
   • tambour (what does tambour mean?)
   • tambourine (what does tambourine mean?)
   • tenor drum (what does tenor drum mean?)
   • tom-tom (what does tom-tom mean?)
   • timbrel (what does timbrel mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drum (what does drum mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
   Synonym(s)
   • metal drum (what does metal drum mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) drum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • vessel (what does vessel mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the sound of a drum
   Usage Example(s)
   • he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes
   Hypernyms(s) drum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drum (what does drum mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a bulging cylindrical shape
   • hollow with flat ends
   Synonym(s)
   • barrel (what does barrel mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) drum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cylinder (what does cylinder mean?)

DRUM as VERB

1. Meaning
   • study intensively, as before an exam
   Synonym(s)
   • bone (what does bone mean?)
   • bone up (what does bone up mean?)
   • cram (what does cram mean?)
   • get up (what does get up mean?)
   • grind away (what does grind away mean?)
   • mug up (what does mug up mean?)
   • swot (what does swot mean?)
   • swot up (what does swot up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
   Hypernyms(s) drum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • study (what does study mean?)
   • hit the books (what does hit the books mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • swot (what does swot mean?)
   • grind (what does grind mean?)
   • nerd (what does nerd mean?)
   • wonk (what does wonk mean?)
   • dweeb (what does dweeb mean?)
   • crammer (what does crammer mean?)
   • crammer (what does crammer mean?)
2. Meaning
   • play a percussion instrument
   Hypernyms(s) drum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • play (what does play mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drum (what does drum mean?)
   • drum (what does drum mean?)
   • membranophone (what does membranophone mean?)
   • tympan (what does tympan mean?)
   • drummer (what does drummer mean?)
   • drumming (what does drumming mean?)
3. Meaning
   • make a rhythmic sound
   Synonym(s)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • thrum (what does thrum mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Rain drummed against the windshield
   • The drums beat all night
   Hypernyms(s) drum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rhythm (what does rhythm mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • musical rhythm (what does musical rhythm mean?)
   • drummer (what does drummer mean?)