drum

1 noun (C)

1 a musical instrument made of skin stretched over a circular frame that you hit with your hand or a stick: the steady rhythmic beating of the drums

2 something that looks like a drum, especially part of a machine: The brake drums are gone on my car.

3 a large round container for storing liquids such as oil, chemicals etc: dirty, green oil drums at the back of the yard

4 the drum of a sound like the sound a drum makes: the steady drum of the rain on the window

5 bang/beat the drum for sb/sth to speak eagerly in support of someone or something: He's always banging the drum for better schools.

2 verb drummed, drumming

1 (I) to play a drum

2 (I, T) to make a sound similar to a drum by hitting a surface again and again: Rain drummed on the windows. | drum your fingers: Drumming your fingers can be a sign of anxiety.

drum sth into sb phrasal verb (T) to keep telling someone something until they cannot forget it: It was drummed into me to never borrow money. drum sb out of sth phrasal verb (T) to force someone to leave an organization: He was drummed out of the army. drum sth up phrasal verb (T) to obtain something by asking a lot of people for help, information etc: We managed to drum up support for the idea.