26984 words

drumming

8 definitions • 11 examples
1
a musical instrument, especially one made from a skin stretched over the end of a hollow tube or bowl, played by hitting with the hand or a stick:

Examples:

beat of a drum They danced to the beat of the drums (= sound of the drums being hit).
2
a large tube-like container:

Examples:

an oil drum
a five-gallon plastic drum
3
the hollow metal cylinder in a washing machine into which clothes and other things are put for washing
4
to hit a surface regularly and make a sound like a drum, or to make something do this:

Examples:

drum something on something She drummed her fingers impatiently on the table.
drum on The rain drummed loudly on the roof.
5
a musical instrument, usually with a skin stretched over the end of a hollow tube or bowl, played by hitting with the hand or a stick
6
a large, cylindrical container usually used for storing liquids:

Examples:

an oil drum
7

Examples:

The rain drummed on the tin roof.
8
a large container used for storing liquids such as oil and chemicals:

Examples:

3000 drums of lethal chemicals have been dumped in the sea.
He will collect 60 to 70 pounds of honey from his 1,500 hives and sell it in 55-gallon drums.

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