| Engelsk > Engelsk |
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| drum |
| 1. n. A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber, affecting what materials are used to make it; a membranophone. |
| 2. n. Any similar hollow, cylindrical object. |
| 3. n. In particular, a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage. |
| The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums. |
| 4. n. (obsolete or historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening. |
| 5. n. (architecture) The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola |
| 6. n. (architecture) Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar |
| 7. n. A drumfish. |
| 8. n. (slang) A person's home. |
| 9. n. (AU slang) A tip, a piece of information. |
| 10. v. (intransitive) To beat a drum. |
| 11. v. To beat with a rapid succession of strokes. |
| The ruffed grouse drums with his wings. |
| 12. v. To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization. |
| He’s still trying to drum Spanish verb conjugations into my head. |
| 13. v. To throb, as the heart. |
| 14. v. To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for. |
| 15. n. A small hill or ridge of hills. |
| Svenska > Engelsk |
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| trumma |
| 1. n-c. (musical instruments) a drum |
| 2. n-c. a conduit; a pipe or channel for conveying water etc. |
| 3. v. to drum |
