drum
[drʌm]
Definition: 1. A musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end. 2. The sound of a drum. 3. A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends. 4. A cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids. 5. A hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes.
Use 'drum' in a sentence:
Her job was to drum up business. I'm playing my drum slowly. Impatiently, he drummed his fingers on the table. Two issues almost daily drummed into the ears of Californians. A long drum roll introduced the trapeze artists. It sounds like a drum , doesn't it? The President is attempting to drum up public support for his economic program. The war drum is beating. As he sang he kept time on a small drum . We had it drummed into us that we should never talk to strangers. Yes, it's my drum . Oh, it is the Bell and Drum Tower. Hearest thou not the drum ? When you beat the drum , you feel good. Can you give me that drum ? I dreamed of playing the drum . The honey runs out of a tap at the bottom of the drum . He drums a drum for the band. A drum is noisy. We heard the drums beating. I'm putting the drum in my room. The boy said he wanted a drum . The first song is 11 minutes long, the last nearly the same, and, God help us, there's a drum solo along the way. Now the drum is ready. The drum is one of his favorite. The UN secretary-general arrived in Tokyo to drum up support for international peacekeeping. The trade secretary disagreed but promised to 'bang the drum for industry'. He plays the drum in a band. There is a drum solo. At long last, there is a loud drum roll. Skull and crossbones stickers on the drums aroused the suspicion of the customs officers. I will buy you a new drum set. Could you pass me the drum ? Can you play the piano or drum ? He pointed up to the roof, through which the steady drumming of rain could be heard. Jule's voice would boom out like a drum . Rain drummed on the roof of the car. Read their body language. Are their eyes wandering or are they drumming the desk with their fingers? But I can play the drum . The musicians gave him their drum . I can play the big drum . I'll show you my new drum . The drum is one of the oldest musical instruments. Someone was beating a drum . His mouth was dry and he felt a drumming in his temples. She puts a piece of plastic tubing in her mouth and starts siphoning gas from a huge metal drum . It is to be hoped that he is merely drumming up business. The song is a fiery mix of twanging guitar with relentless drumming . He had found a drum of electric cable. As the town clock struck two, they heard the roll of drums . He drummed his fingers on the leather top of his desk. His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms, banging a toy drum . Drums are basic to African music.The mixture flows to a revolving drum where the water is filtered out. Drums and cymbals beat out a solemn rhythm.