nnoun.actthe act of playing drumsExamples:- he practiced his drumming several hours every day
Derivationally Related Form:drum
Hypernyms:percussion
Inherited Hypernyms:drummingpercussionmusicactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.perceptionmake a rhythmic soundSynset:beat drum thrum
Examples:- Rain drummed against the windshield
- The drums beat all night
Derivationally Related Form:beatdrummer
Hypernyms:go sound
Inherited Hypernyms:drumsoundcause to be perceived
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.creationplay a percussion instrumentTopic:music
Derivationally Related Form:drummingdrummerdrum
Hypernyms:play
Inherited Hypernyms:drumplaysound
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.cognitionstudy intensively, as before an examSynset:bone bone up cram drum get up grind away mug up swot swot up
Examples:- I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
Derivationally Related Form:crammerswot
Hypernyms:hit the books study
Inherited Hypernyms:cramstudylearn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s something PP