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Idioms for drum
beat the drum, to promote, publicize, or advertise: The boss is out beating the drum for a new product.
Origin of drum
11535–45; back formation from drumslade drum, drummer, alteration of Dutch or Low German trommelslag drumbeat, equivalent to trommel drum + slag beat (akin to slagen to beat; cognate with slay)
OTHER WORDS FROM drum
un·der·drum·ming, nounWords nearby drum
Definition for drum (2 of 2)
drum2
[ druhm ]
/ drʌm /
noun Scot., Irish English.
a long, narrow hill or ridge.
Origin of drum
21715–25; <Irish and Scots Gaelic druim
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British Dictionary definitions for drum (1 of 2)
drum1
/ (drʌm) /
noun
verb drums, drumming or drummed
Word Origin for drum
C16: probably from Middle Dutch tromme, of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for drum (2 of 2)
drum2
/ (drʌm) /
noun
Scot and Irish a narrow ridge or hill
Word Origin for drum
C18: from Scottish Gaelic druim
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Medical definitions for drum
drum
[ drŭm ]
n.
eardrum
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