drum (
http://definr.com/drum)
n 1: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a
hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end
[syn:
membranophone,
tympan]
2: the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he
heard the fifes"
3: a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends [syn:
barrel]
4: a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage
of liquids [syn:
metal drum]
5: a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms
part of the brakes [syn:
brake drum]
6: small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes
of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming
noise [syn:
drumfish]
v 1: make a rhythmic sound: "Rain drummed against the
windshield"; "The drums beat all night" [syn:
beat,
thrum]
2: play the drums
3: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on
my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn:
cram, {grind
away},
bone up,
swot,
get up,
mug up,
swot up,
bone]