drum

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  drum 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  drum 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  drum 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  drum 
 
  3  senses  of  drum 
 
  Sense  1 
  drum,  beat  thrum 
  =>  sound,  go 
 
  Sense  2 
  drum 
  =>  play 
 
  Sense  3 
  cram,  grind  away  drum,  bone  up  swot,  get  up  mug  up  swot  up  bone 
  =>  study,  hit  the  books 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  drum 
 
  drum  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  drum 
 
  Sense  1 
  drum,  beat  thrum 
  =>  sound,  go 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  drum 
  =>  play 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  cram,  grind  away  drum,  bone  up  swot,  get  up  mug  up  swot  up  bone 
  =>  study,  hit  the  books 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  drum 
  bass  drum 
  bongo  drum 
  brake  drum 
  conundrum 
  coriandrum 
  drum 
  drum  brake 
  drum  brakes 
  drum  major 
  drum  majorette 
  drum  printer 
  drum  roll 
  drum  sander 
  drumbeat 
  drumfire 
  drumfish 
  drumhead 
  drumhead  court-martial 
  drumlin 
  drummer 
  drumming 
  drumstick 
  drumstick  tree 
  eardrum 
  epidendrum 
  erythrina  corallodendrum 
  genus  coriandrum 
  genus  epidendrum 
  genus  oxydendrum 
  kettledrum 
  metal  drum 
  oxydendrum 
  panjandrum 
  perforated  eardrum 
  red  drum 
  side  drum 
  snare  drum 
  steel  drum 
  striped  drum 
  tenor  drum 
 
  Overview  of  noun  drum 
 
  The  noun  drum  has  6  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  drum,  membranophone,  tympan  --  (a  musical  percussion  instrument;  usually  consists  of  a  hollow  cylinder  with  a  membrane  stretch  across  each  end) 
  2.  (1)  drum  --  (the  sound  of  a  drum;  "he  could  hear  the  drums  before  he  heard  the  fifes") 
  3.  barrel,  drum  --  (a  bulging  cylindrical  shape;  hollow  with  flat  ends) 
  4.  drum,  metal  drum  --  (a  cylindrical  metal  container  used  for  shipping  or  storage  of  liquids) 
  5.  brake  drum,  drum  --  (a  hollow  cast-iron  cylinder  attached  to  the  wheel  that  forms  part  of  the  brakes) 
  6.  drum,  drumfish  --  (small  to  medium-sized  bottom-dwelling  food  and  game  fishes  of  shallow  coastal  and  fresh  waters  that  make  a  drumming  noise) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  drum 
 
  The  verb  drum  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  drum,  beat  thrum  --  (make  a  rhythmic  sound:  "Rain  drummed  against  the  windshield";  "The  drums  beat  all  night") 
  2.  (1)  drum  --  (play  the  drums) 
  3.  cram,  grind  away  drum,  bone  up  swot,  get  up  mug  up  swot  up  bone  --  (study  intensively,  as  before  an  exam;  "I  had  to  bone  up  on  my  Latin  verbs  before  the  final  exam") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  drum 
  drumhead 
  humdrum 
 
  Overview  of  noun  drum 
 
  The  noun  drum  has  6  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  drum,  membranophone,  tympan  --  (a  musical  percussion  instrument;  usually  consists  of  a  hollow  cylinder  with  a  membrane  stretch  across  each  end) 
  2.  (1)  drum  --  (the  sound  of  a  drum;  "he  could  hear  the  drums  before  he  heard  the  fifes") 
  3.  barrel,  drum  --  (a  bulging  cylindrical  shape;  hollow  with  flat  ends) 
  4.  drum,  metal  drum  --  (a  cylindrical  metal  container  used  for  shipping  or  storage  of  liquids) 
  5.  brake  drum,  drum  --  (a  hollow  cast-iron  cylinder  attached  to  the  wheel  that  forms  part  of  the  brakes) 
  6.  drum,  drumfish  --  (small  to  medium-sized  bottom-dwelling  food  and  game  fishes  of  shallow  coastal  and  fresh  waters  that  make  a  drumming  noise) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  drum 
 
  The  verb  drum  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  drum,  beat  thrum  --  (make  a  rhythmic  sound:  "Rain  drummed  against  the  windshield";  "The  drums  beat  all  night") 
  2.  (1)  drum  --  (play  the  drums) 
  3.  cram,  grind  away  drum,  bone  up  swot,  get  up  mug  up  swot  up  bone  --  (study  intensively,  as  before  an  exam;  "I  had  to  bone  up  on  my  Latin  verbs  before  the  final  exam") 

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