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0 a musical instrument, especially one made from a skin stretched over the end of a hollow tube or bowl, played by hitting with the hand or a stick:
- a bass/snare/kettle drum
- They danced to the beat of the drums (= sound of the drums being hit).
1 a large tube-like container:
- an oil drum
- a five-gallon plastic drum
- a drum of radioactive waste
2 to hit a surface regularly and make a sound like a drum, or to make something do this:
- She drummed her fingers impatiently on the table.
- The rain drummed loudly on the roof.
3 a musical instrument, usually with a skin stretched over the end of a hollow tube or bowl, played by hitting with the hand or a stick
4 a large, cylindrical container usually used for storing liquids:
- an oil drum
5 to make a rhythmic sound by hitting repeatedly:
- The rain drummed on the tin roof.
6 a large container used for storing liquids such as oil and chemicals:
- 3000 drums of lethal chemicals have been dumped in the sea.
- He will collect 60 to 70 pounds of honey from his 1,500 hives and sell it in 55-gallon drums.

He beat out a jazz rhythm on the drums.
The drums and double bass usually form the rhythm section of a jazz group.
The drums rolled as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.
Beat the drum.
a drum roll
In fact, we will be forced to view the drums as playing in half-time throughout the entire song.
According to villagers interviewed, the dead holy person disliked the sound of drums, and their playing was thus forbidden for fear of retribution.
The small amount of refuse present at the time of sampling included gas cylinders, pipes, metal fragments, cans, glass, vehicle batteries, and empty fuel drums.