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
If something drums on a surface, or if you drum something on a surface, it hits it regularly, making a continuous beating sound. He drummed his fingers on the leather top of his desk Rain drummed on the roof of the car. see also drumming
make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
To beat with the fingers, as with drumsticks; to beat with a rapid succession of strokes; to make a noise like that of a beaten drum; as, the ruffed grouse drums with his wings
percussion instrument consisting of a hollow shell or cylinder with a drumhead stretched over one or both ends that are beaten with the hands or sticks
In particular, a barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage
1 beating; undiplomatic or untactful, "beating the drum" of one's own point of view