drum
See also: Drum
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EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
1535, back-formation from drumslade (“drummer”), from Middle Dutch trommelslach (“drumbeat”), from trommel (“drum”) + slach (“beat”) (Dutch slag).
Alternate etymology traces drum directly from Middle Dutch tromme (“drum”) or Middle Low German trumme (“drum”). Akin to Middle High German trumme, trumbe (“drum”), Old High German trumba (“trumpet”). More at trumpet.
NounEdit
drum (plural drums)
- A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber, affecting what materials are used to make it; a membranophone.
- Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
- In particular, a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.
- The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums.
- (obsolete or historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, page 631:
- Another misfortune which befel poor Sophia, was the company of Lord Fellamar, whom she met at the opera, and who attended her to the drum.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, page 631:
- (architecture) The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola
- (architecture) Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar
- A drumfish.
- (slang, Britain) A person's home.
- (Australia slang) A tip, a piece of information.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, page 258:
- ‘he is the darndest little speaker we got, so better sit there and listen to him while he gives you the drum and if you clean out your earholes you might get a bit of sense into your heads.’
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, page 258:
Derived termsEdit
- bang the drum
- barrel drum
- bass drum
- beat the drum
- chalice drum
- cocktail drum
- conical drum
- double-conical drum
- dram major
- drum and bass
- drumbeat
- drum brake
- drumfire
- drumfish
- drumhead
- drum kit
- drum machine
- drum majorette
- drummist
- drummy
- drum roll
- drumstick
- eardrum
- footed drum
- frame drum
- friction drum
- goblet drum
- hand drum
- hourglass drum
- kettledrum
- long drum
- pellet drum
- side drum
- slit drum
- snare drum
- steel drum
- talking drum
- tenor drum
- tubular drum
- waisted drum
TranslationsEdit
musical instrument
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hollow, cylindrical object
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barrel etc. for liquid
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See alsoEdit
VerbEdit
drum (third-person singular simple present drums, present participle drumming, simple past and past participle drummed)
- (intransitive) To beat a drum.
- (transitive, intransitive) To beat with a rapid succession of strokes.
- The ruffed grouse drums with his wings.
- Washington Irving
- drumming with his fingers on the arm of his chair
- (transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.
- He’s still trying to drum Spanish verb conjugations into my head.
- To throb, as the heart.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
- To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
to beat a drum
to beat with a rapid succession of strokes
to review to establish memorization
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
drum (plural drums)
Usage notesEdit
- Mainly encountered in place names, such as Drumglass and Drumsheugh.
AromanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Greek δρόμος (drómos, “road, track”). Compare Romanian drum.
NounEdit
drum n (plural drumuri)
SynonymsEdit
See alsoEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
drum m (plural drums, diminutive drummetje n)
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
GermanEdit
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Greek δρόμος (drómos, “road, track”).
NounEdit
drum n (plural drumuri)
DeclensionEdit
declension of drum
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) drum | drumul | (niște) drumuri | drumurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) drum | drumului | (unor) drumuri | drumurilor |
| vocative | drumule | drumurilor | ||
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
Language in Danger Andrew Dalby, 2003
ReferencesEdit
- drum in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)