n. small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

n. a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes

n. a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

n. a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids

n. the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"

n. a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

n. part of a printer, scanner or copier that carries the image to be printed

v. play a percussion instrument

v. make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"