English noun: drumbeat | |||
1. | drumbeat (event) the sound made by beating a drum | ||
Synonyms | rataplan, rub-a-dub | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
2. | drumbeat (communication) (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sign, signal, signaling | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | tattoo | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
3. | drumbeat (act) a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause | ||
Samples | The warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | advocacy, protagonism | ||