drums

v. play a percussion instrument; beat rhythmically

n. percussion instrument; sound produced by the playing such an instrument

A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. The individual instruments of a drum kit are struck by a variety of implements held in the hand, including sticks, brushes, and mallets. Two notable exceptions include the bass drum, played by a foot-operated pedal, and the hi hat cymbals, which use a foot pedal in addition to the normal striking motion.
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Noun
1. a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end
(synonym) membranophone, tympan
(hypernym) percussion instrument, percussive instrument
(hyponym) bass drum, gran casa
(part-meronym) drumhead, head
2. the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"
(hypernym) sound
3. a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
(synonym) barrel
(hypernym) cylinder
4. a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
(synonym) metal drum
(hypernym) vessel
5. a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
(synonym) brake drum
(hypernym) cylinder
(part-holonym) drum brake, drum brakes
6. small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
(synonym) drumfish
(hypernym) sciaenid fish, sciaenid
(hyponym) striped drum, Equetus pulcher
Verb
1. make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
(synonym) beat, thrum
(hypernym) sound, go
(verb-group) beat
(derivation) drummer
2. play a percussion instrument
(hypernym) play
(classification) music
3. study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
(synonym) cram, grind away, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone
(hypernym) study, hit the books
(verb-group) cram

n. drums

Ancient slow, cylindrical magnetic media that were once state-of-the-art storage devices. Under BSD Unix the disk partition used for swapping is still called "/dev/drum"; this has led to considerable humour and not a few straight-faced but utterly bogus "explanations" getting foisted on newbies.
See also "The Story of Mel".
(1994-12-22)