Of various animals, to make a vocalisation or mechanical sound that resembles drumming.
To beat with a rapid succession of strokes.
To throb, as the heart.
To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for.
To beat a drum.
To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.
A drumfish (family Sciaenidae).
Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
A tip; a piece of information.
A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar.
A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.
Synonym of construction barrel
The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola.
A person's home; a house or other building, especially when insalubrious; a tavern, a brothel.
A drumstick (of chicken, turkey, etc).
A social gathering or assembly held in the evening.
To produce percussive sounds of this kind.
A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left’