Word "DRUM" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
Synonyms:
barrel

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
Synonyms:
brake drum

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
make a rhythmic sound
Synonyms:
beat, thrum
Examples:
Rain drummed against the windshield
The drums beat all night

Crossword Clues for DRUM

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"___ roll please!" (lead-up to an announcement)
see 12 Down (4) Mirror Quiz 09 Sep 2025
Percussion instrument played with sticks
Oil container The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 30 Jul 2025
Musical barrel beaten with sticks
Oil holder Newsday 17 Jul 2025
Cylinder The Telegraph Quick 17 Jul 2025
Part of the ear The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 15 Jul 2025
Instrument found at end of canal? (4)
Snare ___ (percussion instrument)
Percussion instrument (4) Mirror Quick 02 Jul 2025
Daughter has strange snare (4) Mirror Cryptic 02 Jul 2025
Slander about to cover Republican one's beaten
Tom-tom or bongo, e.g.
Snare, e.g. The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 27 Jun 2025
Snare ___ (percussion instrument)
Instrument that's struck with sticks Newsday 23 Jun 2025
Ear piece? Wall Street Journal 21 Jun 2025
Duke with strange flat
Rhythm creator
Percussion instrument LA Times Daily 02 Jun 2025
Taiko or tom-tom
Bongo or snare, e.g.
That's right! Go out in the mud! Beat it!
Large metal storage barrel (4)
___ roll (sound to mark a significant moment)
Percussion instrument
Container to be beaten? (4)
Daughter with unusual instrument
Djembe or conga, e.g. USA Today 03 May 2025
Musical barrel beaten with sticks
Timpani instrument, kettle ...
Rhythm keeper, perhaps
Oil container Thomas Joseph 01 Apr 2025
Dholak or djembe, say
Percussion instrument Mirror Classic 17 Mar 2025
Play this with two sticks
Instrument used in samba and rumba
Major musical instrument (4)
Beat large number getting drink (4)
A bodhran is a shallow, one-sided Irish one (4)
Rotating cylinder (4)
Bongo, e.g. Premier Sunday 19 Jan 2025
Ear part, or an instrument Universal 11 Jan 2025
A musician may beat it
Percussion instrument Mirror Classic 03 Jan 2025
Instrument doctor used on middle of lump (4)
The Tin ____, novel by Gunter Grass published in 1959 (4)
Fourth strange instrument (4)
Percussion instrument The Times Concise 17 Dec 2024
The immediate forerunner to disc brakes. (4)
Duke with odd instrument
A musical instrument hit with sticks (4)
Snare or tom-tom, e.g. The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 07 Dec 2024
Beaten musical instrument (4)
This Major is an N.C.O. (4)
See 15 Across Mirror Quiz 06 Nov 2024
ABC panel show (The ___-)
What you beat in a marching band
Ringo beats it
Instrument you beat Mirror Tea Time 14 Oct 2024
Percussionist's instrument
Producer of hit music?
Bongo, for example Newsday 23 Sep 2024
500 Romans take the rum and beat it
Musical instrument possibly containing oil?
Beat (the fingers) (4)
Percussion instrument, the Mallorcan ximbomba is an example (4)
Oil container New York Times 25 Aug 2024
Marching band percussion Newsday 04 Aug 2024
"Bang the ____ Slowly"
Duke seen with odd musical instrument (4)
Dead spirit to rap (4)
The Tin ___, Gunter Grass novel (4)
Generate, with "up" New York Times 07 Jul 2024
Taiko or snare USA Today 06 Jul 2024
Strike a rhythm
Beat part of ear (4)
Container likely to be beaten? (4)
Snare ___ (percussion instrument)
Rhythm creator
Dundunba or conga USA Today 02 Jun 2024
Daughter given odd percussion instrument (4)
See 7-Across New York Times Mini 22 May 2024
Timpani or snare, for example (4)
Daughter on strange instrument (4)
Musical barrel beaten with sticks
Could it be played by ear? (4)
Assassin showing no signs of hesitation set up snare?
A zabumba is a type of what? (4)
Make a rhythmic sound
Percussion instrument Mirror Quick 14 Apr 2024
Daughter has strange instrument Mirror Cryptic 14 Apr 2024
Tabla or bongo USA Today 12 Apr 2024
Nelson's blood after end of raid takes some beating (4)
Briefly had booze in barrel
Rhythm keeper, perhaps
Beat doctor, with some hesitation (4)
Percussive instrument
Beat-making percussion instrument
Note on strange instrument (4)
Diamond alcohol barrel (4)
A house (sl) (4)
Instrument hit with sticks
Big barrel LA Times Daily 25 Feb 2024
It takes a lot of beating (4)
__ majorette
"I march to the beat of my own ___"
Snare ____
Snare or hi-hat
Percussion instrument Mirror Quick 04 Feb 2024
Daughter gets strange instrument Mirror Cryptic 04 Feb 2024
Is it responsible for noises in the ear? (4)
Djembe, for one
Percussion instrument
Bongo, say (4)
Tabla and taiko are two types of this musical instrument (4)
See 1 Down Mirror Quiz 05 Jan 2024
Beaten instrument (4) Puzzler 05 Jan 2024
Djembe or timpani USA Today 04 Jan 2024
One hit of drugs at first, then liquor
Word attached to hum or ear Commuter 11 Dec 2023
Tom-tom, for example (4)
Snare or kettle follower
Bongo or snare USA Today 29 Nov 2023
Daughter with strange instrument The Sun Two Speed 07 Nov 2023
Oil container The Sun Two Speed 07 Nov 2023
Percussion instrument The Telegraph Quick 01 Nov 2023
Large barrel LA Times Daily 29 Oct 2023
Ringo Starr's instrument
Container; musical instrument The Telegraph Quick 22 Sep 2023
Percussion instrument The Telegraph Quick 05 Sep 2023
"I march to the beat of my own ___"
Instrument played with sticks Newsday 31 Jul 2023
Instrument showcased in "In the Air Tonight" Universal 01 Jul 2023
Marching band instrument with sticks
Band's percussion instrument
Bongo, e.g Eugene Sheffer 12 Apr 2023
Percussion instrument The Telegraph Quick 21 Feb 2023
Instrument one can beat
Percussion instrument in a rock band
Debussy's prelude has odd beat
Debussy's prelude has odd beat The Guardian Cryptic 22 Nov 2022
Bongo, for one Eugene Sheffer 15 Nov 2022
Instrument with a kick variety USA Today 04 Nov 2022
Instrument played with sticks Newsday 11 Oct 2022
Percussion instrument
Instrument with a head USA Today 10 Jul 2022
Percussion instrument The Times Concise 20 Jun 2022
Instrument for Cindy Blackman Santana USA Today 14 Jun 2022
Percussion instrument The Telegraph Quick 16 May 2022
Bongo, e.g Eugene Sheffer 23 Apr 2022
"Bang the ___ All Day," 1983 song by Todd Rundgren with a percussion instrument in its title
Percussion instrument Newsday 30 Mar 2022
See 1-Across LA Times Daily 20 Feb 2022
See 1-Across The Washington Post 20 Feb 2022
Barrel containing last of methylated spirit The Times Cryptic 16 Feb 2022
Snare what's at the end of 3 down Irish Times Crosaire 09 Feb 2022
Marching band percussion Newsday 02 Feb 2022
Oil container Thomas Joseph 13 Jan 2022
Snare or bongo Universal 25 Dec 2021
Part of a kit Wall Street Journal 04 Dec 2021
Tom-tom or bongo Universal 03 Oct 2021
Photocopier part Wall Street Journal 25 Sep 2021
Bongo, for one Eugene Sheffer 21 Sep 2021
Successfully solicit, with 'up' New York Times 19 Aug 2021
Start to drink alcoholic spirit in cask
Percussion instrument USA Today 09 Aug 2021
Djembe or conga, e.g USA Today 05 Aug 2021
Keep the beat Universal 29 Jul 2021
It's beaten Irish Times Simplex 27 Jul 2021
Percussion instrument The Telegraph Quick 26 Jul 2021
Bongo, e.g Eugene Sheffer 16 Jul 2021
Instrument for Senri Kawaguchi USA Today 30 Jun 2021
Dismiss, with ''out'' Newsday 12 Jun 2021
Musical instrument The Telegraph Quick 28 May 2021
Bongo, for one Eugene Sheffer 25 May 2021
Snare or bass USA Today 24 May 2021
Some drink alcohol from tap
___ roll (one way to introduce someone)
Instrument that often features a band's logo USA Today 12 Apr 2021
Tom-tom, for one Family Time 04 Apr 2021
Devise, with "up" LA Times Daily 11 Mar 2021
Devise, with 'up' The Washington Post 11 Mar 2021
Daughter on odd musical instrument The Sun Two Speed 03 Mar 2021
Oil container The Sun Two Speed 03 Mar 2021
Instrument; barrel The Telegraph Quick 29 Jan 2021
Snare ___ (instrument)
Generate, with "up" LA Times Daily 27 Dec 2020
Generate, with 'up' The Washington Post 27 Dec 2020
Percussion item The Sun Two Speed 30 Nov 2020
Daughter with strange instrument The Sun Two Speed 30 Nov 2020
With 124 Down, setup with a snare The Washington Post Sunday 15 Nov 2020
Instrument played with sticks Newsday 10 Nov 2020
Band instrument LA Times Daily 30 Oct 2020
Band instrument The Washington Post 30 Oct 2020
Originate, with 'up' The Washington Post 27 Sep 2020
Originate, with "up" LA Times Daily 27 Sep 2020
Crude container Wall Street Journal 09 Sep 2020
Rhythm instrument of a band
Daughter's head: strange place to do tattoo
Instrument for Cindy Blackman Santana USA Today 26 Aug 2020
Beat-keeping instrument USA Today 19 Aug 2020
Band need Thomas Joseph 26 Jun 2020
Percussion instrument The Times Concise 24 Jun 2020
Beginning to describe strange percussion instrument
It's beaten Irish Times Simplex 29 May 2020
Instrument in a kit Universal 23 Apr 2020
Instrument with a head Universal 24 Mar 2020
Oil container Thomas Joseph 08 Feb 2020
Part of a band's gear The Washington Post Sunday 17 Nov 2019
Downs first drink from cask Irish Times Crosaire 25 Oct 2019
Bongo, e.g Eugene Sheffer 10 Oct 2019
Percussion instrument with a skin stretched over a hollow structure
One of Ringo's set The Washington Post 09 Sep 2019
One of Ringo's set LA Times Daily 09 Sep 2019
Washer cylinder Universal 18 Aug 2019
You can beat it Wall Street Journal 08 Aug 2019
Oil barrel Wall Street Journal 05 Aug 2019
Beginning to describe strange percussion instrument
Conga or djembe USA Today 10 Jul 2019
Ear component that vibrates due to sound
Bongo or conga USA Today 18 May 2019
Daughter with strange container
Tap supplies daughter with drink The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Apr 2019
Tom-tom, e.g Universal 01 Mar 2019
Ear membrane
Fife's partner Universal 22 Feb 2019
Bongo, for one Universal 16 Feb 2019
Conga or djembe
Bongo or conga
Fife's partner
Washer cylinder
Tom-tom, e.g.
You can beat it
Bongo, for one
Oil barrel
One of Ringo's set
Percussion instrument The Telegraph Quick 28 Dec 2018
It's made to be beat Family Time 24 Dec 2018
Work the snare and tom-toms Family Time 25 Nov 2018
Percussion instrument used by rock bands
Kit piece Jonesin 02 Oct 2018
Daughter with strange part of tattoo The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Oct 2018
Percussion instrument LA Times Daily 24 Sep 2018
Percussion instrument The Washington Post 24 Sep 2018
Bongo, for e.g.
Source of Heart beats? The Washington Post Sunday 22 Jul 2018
Thing to beat Family Time 15 Jul 2018
Old racehorse not about to be beat
Instrument that gives you a beat
Beat the skins Universal 14 May 2018
Starr-struck one? The Washington Post 13 May 2018
Starr-struck one? LA Times Daily 13 May 2018
Tom-tom or bongo Family Time 06 May 2018
Dan ignoring an alcoholic drink -- beat that! The Telegraph Cryptic 08 Mar 2018
Percussion instrument Universal 27 Feb 2018
Beat it! New York Times 14 Feb 2018
Origin of tattoo? Daughter having booze
Percussion instrument
Beat the skins
Percussion instrument
Beat it!
Starr-struck one?
Percussion instrument
Daughter with strange kitchen instrument The Telegraph Toughie 24 Oct 2017
Refinery container New York Times 09 Sep 2017
Item in Zak Starkey's kit USA Today 12 Jul 2017
Washing machine part Wall Street Journal 24 Jun 2017
Beat, kill without hesitation on return
Beat it Newsday 02 Jun 2017
Takes a pounding from director linked to type of 8 across Irish Times Crosaire 03 May 2017
Holder of raffle entry slips, maybe The Chronicle of Higher Education 10 Mar 2017
Percussion instrument Irish Times Simplex 08 Mar 2017
See 57 Down Newsday 08 Mar 2017
Big barrel
Snare, e.g The Washington Post 28 Jan 2017
Item in Zak Starkey's kit
Holder of raffle entry slips, maybe
Refinery container
Departs with strange revolving cylinder
It takes beating by great many. Strange
Landlord finally gets drink container
Percussion instrument Newsday 06 Sep 2016
Floor tom, for one USA Today 23 Jul 2016
Oil container Wall Street Journal 16 Jul 2016
Bongo or tom-tom Newsday 13 Jun 2016
Snare, e.g USA Today 31 May 2016
Conga or bongo Universal 22 Apr 2016
Part of Ringo's kit USA Today 20 Mar 2016
Monotonous buzz emitted by percussion instrument
Floor tom, for one
Snare, e.g.
Half-murdered in return for pound
Large barrel The Telegraph Quick 21 Nov 2015
Show impatience, as with the fingers New York Times 20 Nov 2015
Primarily despondent spirit for one getting beaten
Oil container Universal 20 Oct 2015
One frequently hit on the head? LA Times Daily 08 Oct 2015
Departs with peculiar revolving cylinder The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Sep 2015
Starr-struck object? Universal 18 Sep 2015
Beat maker New York Times 26 Aug 2015
At front of demo, curious? Beat it! The Times Cryptic 02 Jul 2015
Oil container Eugene Sheffer 06 Jun 2015
One to beat New York Times 26 Apr 2015
Musical instrument The Times Concise 17 Mar 2015
Many a membranophone The Chronicle of Higher Education 30 Jan 2015
Beat maker
One to beat
Many a membranophone
Starr-struck object?
Percussion instrument
Oil container
Show impatience, as with the fingers
One frequently hit on the head?
Doctor starts to utilise medical instrument
It takes a beating
One expected to get beaten
It was Starr struck
You can beat it
Fife accompaniment
You can beat it with a stick
Beat it!
Thing to beat
Snare or tom-tom
Rhythm instrument
Shape of protractor seen on weird house
One frequently hit on the head
Oil holder
Marching band instrument
Oil container
Instrument that's beaten
Expel, with "out"
Beat-keeping instrument
Beaten instrument
Beaten instrument
"Ear" or "hum" follower
Bass or snare
Snare or bongo
Oil container
Occupy Wall Street instrument
Starr-struck object?
Kick (out)
Dismiss, with "out"
Kick (out)
Snare, for one
What to do when told to "beat it!"
You can beat it with a stick
Oil holder
Where a band's name might appear
Word with kettle or steel
19-Across holder
Word with kettle or steel
Jazz combo member
Jazz combo member
19-Across holder
Bongo or conga
Oil container
Snare or bass
Play 26-Across
Snare __
Tap rhythmically
Bongo or conga
Oil container
Snare __
Jazz instrument
Beat or roll source
Run (out of)
A rock band's name often appears on it
Tom-tom, e.g.
"Spirit of '76" instrument
Tap rhythmically
Fife companion
It's frequently beaten
Bongo, for one
Tap rhythmically
Fife companion
Bongo, e.g.
Instrument that takes a beating
Bongo, e.g.
Oil container
Rhythm keeper
Oil holder
Beat it
Rhythm keeper
Beat keeper
Oil holder
Cylindrical container
Beat keeper
Rhythm instrument
Rhythm instrument
Ear piece?
It may get tattooed
It takes a beating
Tom-tom, e.g.
Oil barrel
Snare, for one
Keep time
Ear part
You can beat it
Snare or bass, e.g.
Kettle or snare
Fife's companion
Ear part
Beat it!
Jazz combo rhythm keeper
Play the timpani
Bongo or conga
Large barrel
With 48-Across, percussionist's need
Band instrument
Roll maker?
Ringo Starr's instrument
Epitome of tightness
Jazz combo rhythm keeper
Big barrel
Tom-tom
You can beat it with a stick
Snare, say
Ear piece?
Ear membrane
Ear membrane
Ear part
Starr-struck instrument?
Tap one's fingers
Fife companion
Kind of brake
Oil holder
Channel bass
Word before head or beat
"Flower ___ Song"
Bongo, for one
Snare, for one
Ear or hum follower
Grass' 'The Tin _____'
Instrument for Gene Krupa
Tabor, for example
Oil barrel
"The Tin ___"
Snare, perhaps
It takes a beating
Rhythm instrument
Barrel
Solicit, with "up"
See 54 Down
See 33 Down
Oil container
Fife accompaniment
Snare, maybe
Beaten instrument
"Beat the skins"
Laser printer part
Tom-tom or snare
Starr-struck instrument?
Tom-tom
Tap rhythmically
Timpani
Snare or bass
Recipient of a beating
Something to beat
Snare, for one
Beat it, Ringo!
Tabor
Instrument for Ringo
Kind of stick
Kind of head
Kind of roll or fish
Croaker's kin
Type of table or major
Type of roll
Kind of roll
Cable spool
Tambour, e.g.
Tambourine
One of the timpani
Kettle or snare
Noisy fish
Snare or kettle
Beat a tattoo
Fife's partner
Ear part
Instrument Meg White hits
It can take a beating
Kit piece
Appropriately named American general.
Commander of U. S. Eastern Defense Command.
Device for jungle communications.
Army camp in New York.
Barrel-like container for oil.
___ table.
Good gift for a boy.
Cylindrical box.
Part of a banjo.
Tympan.
Percussion instrument.
Cylindrical box for packing goods.
Large container.
African communication device.
Cylinder.
Barrel.
Musical instrument.
Beat (into).
Oil container.
Tom-tom.
Metal container.
Empire State Building chief.
Camp ___, scene of parachute training.
Conquered fort near Manila.
Tambour.
U. S. lieutenant general.
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