n.
Pronunciation: ' dr ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from Dutch trom; akin to Middle High German trumme drum
Date: 1539
1 : a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow shell or cylinder with a drumhead stretched over one or both ends that is beaten with the hands or with some implement (as a stick or wire brush)
2 : TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
3 : the sound of a drum also : a sound similar to that of a drum
4 : any of various chiefly marine bony fishes (family Sciaenidae) that make a drumming or croaking noise using their air bladder and associated muscles
5 : something resembling a drum in shape: as a (1) : any of the cylindrical blocks that form the shaft of a column (2) : a round wall or structure that supports a dome b : a cylindrical machine or mechanical device or part c : a cylindrical container specifically : a large usually metal container for liquids <a 55-gallon drum > d : a disk-shaped magazine for an automatic weapon
– drum · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective
1 drum 1: 1 bass, 2 snare (orchestra), 3 snare (parade)