Drum (American magazine) definition

(1) Small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

(2) A hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes

(3) A musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

(4) A cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids

(5) The sound of a drum

"He could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"

(6) A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

(7) Study intensively, as before an exam

"I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"

(8) Play a percussion instrument

(9) Make a rhythmic sound

"Rain drummed against the windshield"

"The drums beat all night"