drum

Definitions

• 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.
• Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
• A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.
• (architecture) The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola.
• (architecture) Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar.
• A drumfish (family Sciaenidae).
• (AU) A tip#Etymology 5|tip; a piece of information.