drum : Idioms & Phrases

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Bass drum

  • noun a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
    gran casa.
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  • . See in the Vocabulary.
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Beat of drum

  • (Mil.), a succession of strokes varied, in different ways, for particular purposes, as to regulate a march, to call soldiers to their arms or quarters, to direct an attack, or retreat, etc.
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bongo drum

  • noun a small drum; played with the hands
    bongo.
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brake drum

  • noun a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
    drum.
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Double drum

  • (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both ends.
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drum brake

  • noun hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe
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drum major

  • noun the leader of a marching band or drum corps
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Drum" ma"jor
Definitions
  1. .
  2. The chief or first drummer of a regiment; an instructor of drummers.
  3. The marching leader of a military band. U.S.
  4. A noisy gathering. R. See under Drum, n., #4
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drum majorette

  • noun a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band
    majorette.
  • noun a female drum major
    majorette.
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drum out

  • verb remove from a position or office
    oust; expel; boot out; throw out; kick out.
    • The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds
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drum printer

  • noun a line printer in which the type is mounted on a rotating drum that contains a full character set for each printing position
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drum roll

  • noun the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
    paradiddle; roll.
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drum sander

  • noun a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
    electric sander; sander; smoother.
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drum up

  • verb gather
    rally; beat up.
    • drum up support
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drum-like

  • adjective satellite shaped in a form resembling a drum
    drum-like.
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drum-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in a form resembling a drum
    drum-like.
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Horn drum

  • a wheel with long curved scoops, for raising water.
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metal drum

  • noun a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
    drum.
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Mire drum

  • the European bittern. Prov. Eng.
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Mud drum

  • (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into which sediment and mud in the water can settle for removal.
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red drum

  • noun large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico
    channel bass; redfish; Sciaenops ocellatus.
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side drum

  • noun a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
    snare; side drum.
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Snare drum

  • noun a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
    snare; side drum.
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  • the smaller common military drum, as distinguished from the bass drum; so called because (in order to render it more resonant) it has stretched across its lower head a catgut string or strings.
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steel drum

  • noun a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum; has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin)
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striped drum

  • noun a kind of drumfish
    Equetus pulcher.
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tenor drum

  • noun any of various drums with small heads
    tom-tom.
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