BEAT / BANG THE DRUM (FOR SB/STH)

Meaning of BEAT / BANG THE DRUM (FOR SB/STH) in English

( especially BrE ) to speak with enthusiasm in support of sb/sth

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DRUM — I Musical instrument, the sound of which is produced by the vibration of a stretched membrane. Drums are usually either …
Английский словарь Британика
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRUM — I. ˈdrəm noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: probably from Dutch trom, from Middle Dutch tromme; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEAT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BANG — I. ˈbaŋ, -aiŋ verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic banga to hammer, Old Swedish …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRUM — drum 1 /drum/ , n. , pl. drums , ( esp. collectively for 11 ) drum , v. , drummed, …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BANG — bang 1 /bang/ , n. 1. a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun. 2. a resounding …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEAT — I. ˈbēt verb ( beat ; beat·en ˈbē-t ə n ; or beat ; beat·ing ) Etymology: Middle English beten, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BANG — I. ˈbaŋ verb Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bang hammering Date: circa 1550 transitive verb 1. …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRUM — vi to throb, as the heart. 2. drum ·noun a tea party; a kettledrum. 3. drum ·vt to execute on …
Webster English vocab
BEAT
Webster English vocab
BANG — noun a blow as with a club; a heavy blow. 2. bang ·noun the sound produced by a sudden concussion. …
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRUM — [drum] n [prob. fr. D trom; akin to MHG trumme drum] (1539) 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEAT — [beat] vb beat ; beat.en or beat ; beat.ing [ME beten, fr. OE beatan; akin to OHG bozan to beat] …
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BANG — [bang] vb [prob. of Scand origin; akin to Icel banga to hammer] vt (ca. 1550) 1: to strike sharply: bump …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRUM — in architecture, any of the cylindrical stone blocks composing a column that is not a monolith. The term also denotes …
Britannica English vocabulary
BEAT — Wave graphs illustrating how beat notes are produced by two different frequencies in physics, the pulsation caused by the combination …
Britannica English vocabulary
DRUM — / drʌm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a musical instrument made of a hollow round frame with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEAT
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRUM — I. drum 1 /drʌm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from Dutch trom ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRUM — n. & v. --n. 1 a a percussion instrument or toy made of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere covered at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEAT — v., n., & adj. --v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1 tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BANG — n., v., & adv. --n. 1 a a loud short sound. b an explosion. c the report of a gun. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRUM — n. & v. n. 1 a a percussion instrument or toy made of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere covered at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEAT — v., n., & adj. v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1 tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BANG — n., v., & adv. n. 1 a a loud short sound. b an explosion. c the report of a gun. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRUM — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a percussion instrument or toy made of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere covered …
Oxford English vocab
BEAT — v., n., & adj. --v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1. tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or …
Oxford English vocab
BANG — n., v., & adv. --n. 1. a a loud short sound. b an explosion. c the report of a gun. …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEAT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BANG — ( bangs, banging, banged) 1. A bang is a sudden loud noise such as the noise of an explosion. I …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRUM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES drum 'n' bass drum kit drum machine drum major drum majorette drum roll ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BANG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a banging/tearing/hissing etc sound ▪ There was an odd buzzing sound in her ears. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEAT — (MOVEMENT) [verb] [past simple] beat, [past participle] beaten or beat - to (cause to) make a regular movement or soundAlthough …
Cambridge English vocab
BANG — (EXACTLY) [adverb] [not gradable] [informal] - exactly or directlyThe car came to a halt bang in the middle of the …
Cambridge English vocab
DRUM — n. Musical instrument, the sound of which is produced by the vibration of a stretched membrane. Drums are usually either …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DRUM
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEAT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BANG — I. ||bang verb Synonyms: surpass 1, beat, best, better, ding, exceed, outdo, outgo, outshine, outstrip II. bang noun 1. Synonyms: …
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