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Textual thesaurus for "drum"

(noun) drumfish

small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise


(noun) brake drum

a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes


(noun) tympan, membranophone

a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end


(noun) metal drum

a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids


(noun) barrel

a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends


(verb) bone, bone up, grind away, get up, cram, swot, swot up, mug up

study intensively, as before an exam

I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam


(verb) thrum, beat

make a rhythmic sound

Rain drummed against the windshield; The drums beat all night