Synonyms for drum
drʌmdrum

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1. drum, membranophone, tympannoun

   a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

   Synonyms:
   brake drum, tympan, membranophone, drum, drumfish, barrel, metal drum

2. drumnoun

   the sound of a drum

   "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"

   Synonyms:
   brake drum, tympan, membranophone, drumfish, barrel, metal drum

3. barrel, drumnoun

   a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

   Synonyms:
   membranophone, bbl, brake drum, metal drum, drumfish, cask, gun barrel, drum, tympan, barrelful, barrel

4. drum, metal drumnoun

   a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids

   Synonyms:
   brake drum, tympan, membranophone, drum, drumfish, barrel, metal drum

5. brake drum, drumnoun

   a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes

   Synonyms:
   drumfish, tympan, membranophone, drum, metal drum, barrel, brake drum

6. drum, drumfishverb

   small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

   Synonyms:
   brake drum, tympan, membranophone, drum, drumfish, barrel, metal drum

7. drum, beat, thrumverb

   make a rhythmic sound

   "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"

   Synonyms:
   baffle, exhaust, stupefy, circumvent, stick, strum, crush, vanquish, get, bone up, mystify, outfox, flummox, beat, outwit, hum, tick, nonplus, trounce, grind away, drum, beat up, bunk, swot up, tucker out, flap, mug up, beat out, dumbfound, gravel, swot, thump, ticktack, amaze, thrum, work over, overreach, ticktock, puzzle, quiver, get up, pound, bone, pulsate, cram, bewilder, perplex, tucker, vex, wash up, outsmart, pose, scramble, shell

8. drumverb

   play a percussion instrument

   Synonyms:
   grind away, cram, thrum, mug up, swot up, get up, bone up, bone, beat, swot

9. cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, boneverb

   study intensively, as before an exam

   "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"

   Synonyms:
   prink, rise, prepare, stand up, bone up, ram, fancy up, deck out, elevate, uprise, jam, trick up, rig out, tog up, grind away, lift, deck up, drum, arise, swot up, gussy up, mug up, attire, dress up, swot, tog out, organise, beat, thrum, chock up, wad, raise, work up, trick out, get up, bone, turn out, cram, bring up, devise, fig out, organize, jampack, overdress, debone, machinate, fig up

Matched Categories

1. • Cylinder
   • Music
   • Play
   • Sound
   • Study
   • Vessel

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1. harlem

   a circular instrument.

   "i can't play the drum, only the guitar!"

   Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drumnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Anat.) tympanum

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drumnoun

   Synonyms:
   snare-drum, base-drum, kettle-drum, tabor, taborine

   Associated words:
   reveille, rappel, chamade, ruff, tattoo, ruffle, roll, rataplan, drummer, drumhead, drumstick

2. drumverb

   Synonyms:
   thrum, strum

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1. List of paraphrases for "drum":

   tambor, drums, drummer, drumming, kwu, drummers, capstan, keg, barrel

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drum

   Synonyms:
   Tympanic membrane, membrana tympanica [NA6], eardrum§
   

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1. The President:

   Obviously it is election season and the press has been focused on debates and divisions they can drum up within the primary and within our party, and I'm not worried about this party staying united.

2. Ami Klimaszewski:

   It’s scary. my entire drum kit was stolen. My bike was stolen. My son’s wagon. Two of our guitar amps.

3. Sal Guatieri:

   It adds to the steady drum-beat of solid indicators that suggest the economy is getting off to a much better start in the second half of the year and further increases the odds toward a September rate hike by the Fed.

4. Joe Biden:

   I think Michael Bloomberg should jump in the race. Michael Bloomberg's Michael Bloomberg. Michael Bloomberg's done a lot of good. And let's see what happens, every single poll that's run I beat Joe Biden like a drum as I said. And states in South Carolina and states in the Midwest. And so look, if Joe Biden wants to run Joe Biden should just get in and run.

5. Sreekant Cherukuri:

   Stay away from in-the-ear headphones, which sit much closer to the ear drum and get much louder. And use the 60/ 60 rule-- no more than 60 percent of maximum volume for 60 minutes at a time and then take a break. Ears that get a rest are less likely to get damaged.