Definition of drum
1
:a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow shell or cylinder with a drumhead stretched over one or both ends that is beaten with the hands or with some implement (such as a stick or wire brush)
3
:the sound of a drum;
also
:a sound similar to that of a drum
4
:any of various chiefly marine bony fishes (family Sciaenidae) that make a drumming or croaking noise using their air bladder and associated muscles
5
:something resembling a drum in shape: such as
a (1)
:any of the cylindrical blocks that form the shaft of a column
(2)
:a round wall or structure that supports a dome
b
:a cylindrical machine or mechanical device or part
c
:a cylindrical container;
specifically
:a large usually metal container for liquids
- a 55-gallon drum
d
:a disk-shaped magazine for an automatic weapon
