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# drum

noun (drum, drums); verb (drum, drums, drummed, drumming)

«drum» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A drum is a musical instrument made of a hollow body with skin or plastic stretched over it, played by hitting it with sticks or hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/#m1)
2. A drum is a large container shaped like a cylinder, for liquids: an oil drum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/#m2)
3. To drum means to play a drum, or to tap again and again: drum your fingers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/#m3)
4. To drum something into someone means to teach it by repeating it many times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/#m4)
5. The eardrum is the thin skin inside your ear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/#m5)

### In the lessons

In music lessons, pupils play drums to keep the beat and rhythm. In science, drums show how sound is made by vibrations; tighter skin makes a higher note; the eardrum vibrates when sound reaches it. In everyday life, rain «drums» on the roof. Phrases: play the drums, drum kit, drumroll, drum up (support), beat the drum, eardrum.

### Examples

- My brother plays the drums in a band. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/#x1)
- The drum makes a sound when its skin vibrates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/#x2)
- Rain was drumming on the tin roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/#x3)
- She drummed her fingers on the desk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/#x4)
- The road-safety rules were drummed into us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/#x5)
- Very loud noise can damage your eardrums. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/#x6)
- There was a drumroll before the winner was announced. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/#x7)
- The Beetle smote upon the drum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/#x8)

### Note

Double m: drummed, drumming. «Play the drums» (plural) for the kit. In maths, a drum (container) is a cylinder; volume = area of the circle × height. A person who plays drums is a drummer.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «drum» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drum» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drum.html) on Mova free.