Idioms for drum
beat the drum,
to promote, publicize, or advertise: The boss is out beating the drum for a new product.
Origin of drum
1
1535–45; back formation from
drumslade drum, drummer, alteration of Dutch or Low German
trommelslag drumbeat, equivalent to
trommel drum +
slag beat (akin to
slagen to beat; cognate with
slay)
OTHER WORDS FROM drum
un·der·drum·ming, nounWords nearby drum
British Dictionary definitions for beat the drum (1 of 2)
drum
1
/ (drʌm) /
noun
verb drums, drumming or drummed
Word Origin for drum
C16: probably from Middle Dutch
tromme, of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for beat the drum (2 of 2)
drum
2
/ (drʌm) /
noun
Scot and Irish
a narrow ridge or hill
Word Origin for drum
C18: from Scottish Gaelic
druim
Medical definitions for beat the drum
drum
[ drŭm ]
n.
eardrum