Drum
61drum up — {v.} 1. To get by trying or asking again and again; attract or encourage by continued effort. * /The car dealer tried to drum up business by advertising low prices./ 2. To invent. * /I will drum up an excuse for coming to see you next week./ Syn …
62drum — Sciaenoid Sci*[ae] noid, a. [L. sci[ae]na a kind of fish (fr. Gr. ?) + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Sci[ae]nid[ae]}, a family of carnivorous marine fishes which includes the meagre ({Sciaena umbra} or {Sciaena aquila}), and fish of… …
63drum up — transitive verb Date: 1830 1. to bring about by persistent effort < drum up some business > 2. invent, originate < drum up a new method > …
64Drum — Pour les articles homonymes, voir drum (homonymie). Drum est une marque de tabac à rouler. Producteur Il est produit aux Pays Bas, par le groupe Imperial Tobacco. Anecdote Il s agit du tabac fumé par Vincent Vega, personnage du film Pulp Fiction… …
65drum — I Australian Slang 1. (history) swagman s rolled blanket and the belongings it contains; 2. (obsolescent) brothel; 3. information, tip off ( I ll give you the drum ) II The Drum Glesga Glossary Drumchapel, area of Glasgow …
66drum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. tap or beat time, play the drums. See music. n. [side, bass or snare] drum (see music). II (Roget s IV) n. Types of drums include: bass, kettledrum, timpani, snare, side, native, tabor, water, bongo,… …
67drum\ up — v 1. To get by trying or asking again and again; attract or encourage by continued effort. The car dealer tried to drum up business by advertising low prices. 2. To invent. I will drum up an excuse for coming to see you next week. Syn.: make… …
68drum — n 1. British a house, home or building. The word, which is used especially in police and underworld circles, may come from the Romany word drom, meaning high way , but is possibly a back formation from drummer, referring to someone who knocks (… …
69drum up — PHRASAL VERB If you drum up support or business, you try to get it. [V P n (not pron)] The UN secretary general arrived in Tokyo to drum up support for international peacekeeping... [V P n (not pron)] It is to be hoped that he is merely drumming… …
70drum — 1. noun a drum of radioactive waste Syn: canister, barrel, cylinder, tank, bin, can 2. verb 1) she drummed her fingers on the desk Syn: tap, beat, rap, thud, thump, tattoo …
