noun
    
    plural drums
    
    [count] :a musical instrument that is made with a thin layer of skin or plastic stretched over the end of a round frame and that is played by hitting the skin or plastic with sticks or with your hands
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [noncount] :the sound that is made when something hits a surface over and over again
    
    
    
    [count] a large usually metal container for liquids
    
    
    
    
    
    a machine or part of a machine that is shaped like a cylinder
    
    
    
    beat/bang the drum for
    
    to say or write things that strongly support (someone or something)
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    drums; drummed; drumming
    
    [no obj] :to beat or play a drum or set of drums
    
    
    
    to make a sound by hitting a surface over and over again [no obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    drum into
    
    [phrasal verb]
    
    drum (something) into (someone) :to force (something) to be learned by (someone) by repeating it over and over again
    
    
    
    
    
    drum out of
    
    [phrasal verb]
    
    drum (someone) out of (something) :to force (someone) to leave (a place or organization)
    
    
    
    
    
    drum up
    
    [phrasal verb]
    
    drum up (something) also drum (something) up :to get or create (support, business, etc.) through hard work and a lot of effort