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English noun: drum | |||
| 1. | drum (artifact) a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end | ||
| Synonyms | membranophone, tympan | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | percussion instrument, percussive instrument | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bass drum, bongo, bongo drum, gran casa, side drum, snare, snare drum, tabor, tabour, tambour, tambourine, tenor drum, timbrel, tom-tom | ||
| Part holonym | drumhead, head | ||
| 2. | drum (event) the sound of a drum | ||
| Samples | He could hear the drums before he heard the fifes. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
| 3. | drum (shape) a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends | ||
| Synonyms | barrel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cylinder | ||
| 4. | drum (artifact) a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids | ||
| Synonyms | metal drum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vessel | ||
| 5. | drum (artifact) a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes | ||
| Synonyms | brake drum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cylinder | ||
| Part meronym | drum brake | ||
| 6. | drum (animal) small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise | ||
| Synonyms | drumfish | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sciaenid, sciaenid fish | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Bairdiella chrysoura, channel bass, Equetus lanceolatus, Equetus pulcher, jackknife-fish, mademoiselle, red drum, redfish, Sciaenops ocellatus, silver perch, striped drum | ||
English verb: drum | |||
| 1. | drum (perception) make a rhythmic sound | ||
| Samples | Rain drummed against the windshield. The drums beat all night. | ||
| Synonyms | beat, thrum | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| Verb group | beat | ||
| 2. | drum (creation) play a percussion instrument | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| 3. | drum (cognition) study intensively, as before an exam | ||
| Samples | I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam. | ||
| Synonyms | bone, bone up, cram, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit the books, study | ||
| Verb group | cram | ||
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