drum1, s.1Mus: Druma m, Big drum, bass drum, druma mór. Long drum, tenor drum, druma fada. Mil: The drums, na drumaí. To beat, play the drum, an druma a bhualadh. F: To bang the big drum, fógraíocht mhór a dhéanamh. 2Ceol m druma. 3Anat: Tiompán m. 4Bairille m, druma m (ola, etc.). 5aArch: Cruinnbhloc m (colúin). bDruma m (crann tógála, capstain). Mch: Drum of the pressure gauge, bairille an bhrúmhéadair. Concrete mixing drum, druma measctha coincréite.
drum2 .1v.i.aBuailim an druma. F: (Of pers., rain) To drum on the window-panes, pánaí na fuinneoige a ghreadadh. b(Of insects) Déanann dordán. 2v.tr.aTo drum a tune on sth., port a bhualadh ar rud. To drum sth. into s.o.'s head, rud a dhingeadh isteach i mblaosc duine. bTo drum together the natives, muintir na háite a thiomsú le drumadóireacht.