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What does drum mean?

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Noun
  1. 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. Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
  3. In particular, a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.
  4. (obsolete or historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening.
  5. (architecture) The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola
  6. (architecture) Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar
  7. A drumfish.
  8. (slang, Britain) A person's home.
  9. (Australia slang) A tip, a piece of information.
Verb
  1. (intransitive) To beat a drum.
  2. (transitive) To beat with a rapid succession of strokes.
  3. (transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.
  4. To throb, as the heart.
  5. To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for.
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