Image:Traditional indonesian drums.jpg|thumb|right|A drum (instrument).
Image:Drum scanner.jpg|thumb|right|A scanning machine including a large drum (cylindrical object).
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/'dɹ�m/
audio|en-us-drum.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. Any hollow, cylindrical object.
2. In particular, a percussive instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for strike|striking, forming an acoustic chamber, affecting what materials are used to make it.
3. In particular, a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.

#: The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums.

Slovene: boben m
Spanish: tambor m, cilindro m
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Slovene: boben m
Spanish: tambor m
Vietnamese: tr�ng
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Spanish: barril m, bidón m
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Verb
en-verb|drum|m|ed

1. intransitive (music) To beat a drum.
2. intransitive To knock successively and playfully.

#: Drumming one�s fingers on a table is often an expression of impatience or annoyance.

1. transitive To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.

#: He�s still trying to drum Spanish verb conjugations into my head.

Translations
trans-top|to beat a drum
Danish: tromme
Ewe: �o �u
Finnish: rummuttaa
German: trommeln
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Icelandic: tromma
Russian: би�� в#Russian|в ба�абан (bit� v barabán)
Slovene: bobnati
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trans-top|to knock successively
Danish: tromme
Finnish: rummuttaa
German: trommeln
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Icelandic: tromma
Russian: ба�абани�� (barabánit�) m^
Spanish: tamborear
Slovene: bobnati
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trans-top|to review to establish memorization
Danish: banke
Finnish: takoa, paukuttaa
German: einpauken
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Icelandic: berja
Russian: вдалблива�� (vdálblivat�)
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See also
top2
bass drum
drum and bass
drum beat
drum kit
drummer
drumming
drum roll
mid2
drumstick
drum stick
hand drum
kettledrum
percussion
snare drum
tenor drum
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Category:Musical instruments

Bosnian

Etymology
From Gr.|bs δ��μο� (drómos) road or track.

Noun
drum m s (p: drumovi)

1. road

Declension
bs-decl-noun
|drum|drumovi
|druma|drumova
|drumu|drumovima
|drum|drumove
|drume|drumovi
|drumom|drumovima
|drumu|drumovima

Category:Bosnian nouns

Croatian

Etymology
From Gr.|hr δ��μο� (drómos) road or track.

Noun
hr-noun|g=m|drumovi

1. road

Declension
hr-decl-noun
|drum|drumovi
|druma|drumova
|drumu|drumovima
|drum|drumove
|drume|drumovi
|drumu|drumovima
|drumom|drumovima

German

Adverb
drum (contraction of darum)

1. thereabout
2. therefore
3. on that account, for that reason

Category:German adverbs

Romanian

Etymology
From Gr.|ro δ��μο� (drómos) road or track.

Noun
drum

1. road

References
Language in Danger Andrew Dalby, 2003

Category:Romanian nouns

Serbian

Etymology
From Gr.|sr δ��μο� (drómos) road or track.

Noun
drum m (p: drumovi)

1. road

Declension
sr-decl-noun
|drum|drumovi
|druma|drumova
|drumu|drumovima
|drum|drumove
|drume|drumovi
|drumom|drumovima
|drumu|drumovima

Cyrillic spelling
д��м#Serbian|д��м

Category:Serbian nouns

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