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Detailed Synonyms for drum in English

drum:

drum [the ~] noun

  1. the drum
    – a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends 1
    the barrel; the bucket; the vat; the vessel; the cask; the pan; the pail; the butt; the hold
    the tub
    – a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids 1
    • tub [the ~] noun
    the drum
    – a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends 1
  2. the drum
    – a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends 1
    the barrel; the drum
    – a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends 1
  3. the drum
    – a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end 1
    the drum
    – a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end 1
  4. the drum
    – a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end 1
    the drum; the tympan; the membranophone
    – a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end 1
  5. the drum
    – a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids 1
    the Jerry Can; the drum
    – a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids 1
  6. the drum
    – a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids 1
    the drum; the metal drum
    – a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids 1
  7. the drum
    – small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise 1
    the drum; the drumfish
    – small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise 1
  8. the drum
    – a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes 1
    the drum; the brake drum
    – a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes 1
  9. the drum
    – the sound of a drum 1
    the drum
    – the sound of a drum 1
    • drum [the ~] noun
      • he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes1

to drum verb (drums, drummed, drumming)

  1. to drum
    – play a percussion instrument 1
    to play the drum; to beat the drum
    • play the drum verb (plays the drum, played the drum, playing the drum)
    • beat the drum verb (beats the drum, beated the drum, beating the drum)
    to drum
    – play a percussion instrument 1
    • drum verb (drums, drummed, drumming)
  2. to drum
    – play a percussion instrument 1
    to drum
    – play a percussion instrument 1
    • drum verb (drums, drummed, drumming)
  3. to drum
    to hammer; to ground; to bang; to drum; to spike
    • hammer verb (hammers, hammered, hammering)
    • ground verb (grounds, grounded, grounding)
    • bang verb (bangs, banged, banging)
    • drum verb (drums, drummed, drumming)
    • spike verb (spikes, spiked, spiking)
  4. to drum
    – study intensively, as before an exam 1
    to bone; to drum; to cram; to swot; to grind away; swot up; get up; mug up; bone up
    – study intensively, as before an exam 1
    • bone verb (bones, boned, boning)
    • drum verb (drums, drummed, drumming)
    • cram verb (crams, crammed, cramming)
    • swot verb (swots, swotted, swotting)
    • grind away verb (grinds away, ground away, grinding away)
    • swot up verb
    • get up verb
    • mug up verb
    • bone up verb
      • I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam1
  5. to drum
    – make a rhythmic sound 1
    to beat; to drum; thrum
    – make a rhythmic sound 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • The drums beat all night1
    • drum verb (drums, drummed, drumming)
      • Rain drummed against the windshield1
      • The drums beat all night1
    • thrum verb

Conjugations for drum:

present
  1. drum
  2. drum
  3. drums
  4. drum
  5. drum
  6. drum
simple past
  1. drummed
  2. drummed
  3. drummed
  4. drummed
  5. drummed
  6. drummed
present perfect
  1. have drummed
  2. have drummed
  3. has drummed
  4. have drummed
  5. have drummed
  6. have drummed
past continuous
  1. was drumming
  2. were drumming
  3. was drumming
  4. were drumming
  5. were drumming
  6. were drumming
future
  1. shall drum
  2. will drum
  3. will drum
  4. shall drum
  5. will drum
  6. will drum
continuous present
  1. am drumming
  2. are drumming
  3. is drumming
  4. are drumming
  5. are drumming
  6. are drumming
subjunctive
  1. be drummed
  2. be drummed
  3. be drummed
  4. be drummed
  5. be drummed
  6. be drummed
diverse
  1. drum!
  2. let's drum!
  3. drummed
  4. drumming
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "drum":

  • drums

Alternate Synonyms for "drum":


Related Definitions for "drum":

  1. small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise1
  2. a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes1
  3. a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end1
  4. a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids1
  5. the sound of a drum1
    • he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes1
  6. a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends1
  7. study intensively, as before an exam1
  8. play a percussion instrument1
  9. make a rhythmic sound1
    • Rain drummed against the windshield1
    • The drums beat all night1

Related Synonyms for drum