drum
noun
1 noun MUS musical instrumentdruma masc4 he's on drums eisean atá ar na drumaí 2 noun hitting soundthe drum of feet torann na gcos, troistneach na gcos, clascairt na gcosTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun containerdruma masc4 a drum of oil druma ola, bairille ola 4 noun machine partdruma masc4 5 noun circular object for winding cable etcdruma masc4 6 noun ANAT ear drumtiompán na cluaise
verb
7 verb MUS play drums INTRANSITIVEbheith ag drumadóireacht 8 verb make continuous sound INTRANSITIVEbuail verb the rain was drumming down bhí sé ag stealladh fearthainne, bhí sé ag gleadhradh báistí, bhí sé ag clascairt báistí
TRANSITIVEbuail verb hailstones were drumming the pavement bhí clocha sneachta ag greadadh an chosáin
9 verb repeatedly hit surface INTRANSITIVEbuail verb
10 verb force sb to understand TRANSITIVEto drum sth into sb rud a chur ina luí ar dhuineto drum sth into sb's head rud a dhingeadh isteach i gcloigeann duine