drum
Definition
- n. a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
- n. the sound of a drum
- n. a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
- n. small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
Word forms
- Past tense
- drummed
- Past participle
- drummed
- Present participle
- drumming
- Third person singular
- drums
Example sentences
n.
The sound of the drum filled the air during the parade.
vi.
The children began to drum on the table with their hands.
vt.
He decided to drum a lively beat for the dance performance.
計
The computer uses a drum for data storage.