drum
🇺🇸
/drʌm/
🇬🇧
/drʌm/
noun
B1
A musical instrument with a round body and a skin top that you hit to make sound.
He played the drum in the school band.
R
A large round container for liquids like oil or chemicals.
The factory uses a big drum to store oil.
R
A round part in a machine that looks like a drum.
The washing machine has a drum that spins to clean clothes.
verb
R
To play a drum.
She likes to drum in her free time.
R
To hit a surface again and again to make a sound.
He drummed on the table with his fingers.
translation
A musical instrument with a round body and a skin top that you hit to make sound.; A large round container for liquids like oil or chemicals.; A round part in a machine that looks like a drum.
To play a drum.; To hit a surface again and again to make a sound.
Word Forms
Plural
drums
Past
drummed
Progressive
drumming
Perfect
drummed
3rd Present
drums