DRUMS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a bulging cylindrical shape

Example: hollow with flat ends

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a musical percussion instrument

Example: usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

the sound of a drum

Example: he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

play a percussion instrument

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

make a rhythmic sound

Example: Rain drummed against the windshield; The drums beat all night

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

study intensively, as before an exam

Example: I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam