English dictionary
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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 | ||
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