A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere with a membrane stretched tightly over one or both ends, played by striking with sticks or hands.
The drummer played a fast rhythm on the drum during the concert.
A cylindrical container or receptacle used for storing or transporting liquids, chemicals, or other substances.
The oil was stored in a large metal drum in the warehouse.
A cylindrical part of a machine, such as a washing machine or a cable reel, that rotates or is used to wind something around it.
The washing machine's drum was full of clothes ready to be washed.
Any of various marine fishes of the family Sciaenidae that produce a drumming sound.
The anglers caught a sizable black drum near the pier.
British informal: a house, flat, or lodging, especially one that is modest or makeshift.
After the gig we all went back to Jake's drum for a late-night jam.
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Relating to or resembling a drum in form, function, or sound.
The copier’s drum unit must be replaced after 50,000 pages.