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drumnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /drʌm/ us ​ /drʌm/

drum noun [ C ] (INSTRUMENT)

A2 a musical instrument, especially one made from a skin stretched over the end of a hollow tube or bowl, played by hitting with the hand or a stick:

a bass/snare/kettle drum
They danced to the beat of the drums (= sound of the drums being hit).

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Idiom(s)

bang/beat the drum

drumverb [ I or T ]

uk ​ /drʌm/ us ​ /drʌm/ -mm-

Phrasal verb(s)

drum sth into sb
drum sb out of sth
drum sth up

(Definition of “drum” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“drum” in American English

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drumnoun [ C ]

us ​ /drʌm/

drum noun [ C ] (INSTRUMENT)

› a musical instrument, usually with a skin stretched over the end of a hollow tube or bowl, played by hitting with the hand or a stick

drum noun [ C ] (CONTAINER)

› a large, cylindrical container usually used for storing liquids:

an oil drum

drumverb [ I ]

us ​ /drʌm/ -mm-

drum verb [ I ] (INSTRUMENT)

› to make a rhythmic sound by hitting repeatedly:

The rain drummed on the tin roof.

Phrasal verb(s)

drum something into someone
drum someone out of something
drum up something

(Definition of “drum” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“drum” in Business English

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drumnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /drʌm/ us ​

› TRANSPORT a large container used for storing liquids such as oil and chemicals:

3000 drums of lethal chemicals have been dumped in the sea.
He will collect 60 to 70 pounds of honey from his 1,500 hives and sell it in 55-gallon drums.

(Definition of “drum” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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