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drumming


 
  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  drumming 
  drumming 
 
  Overview  of  noun  drumming 
 
  The  noun  drumming  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  percussion,  drumming  --  (the  act  of  playing  drums;  "he  practiced  his  drumming  several  hours  every  day") 
 
  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") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  drumming 
 
  The  noun  drumming  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  percussion,  drumming  --  (the  act  of  playing  drums;  "he  practiced  his  drumming  several  hours  every  day") 
 
  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") 



drumming definition