drum
- Noun. 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.
- Noun. Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
- Noun. In particular, a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.
- Noun. (obsolete, _) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening.
- Noun. (architecture) The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola.
- Noun. (architecture) Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar.
- Verb. (intransitive) (''music'') To beat a drum.
- Verb. (intransitive) To knock successively and playfully.
- Verb. (transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.
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