A surname. / A settlement (Mains of Drum) in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, near Drum Castle (OS grid ref NO8099). / A mountain in Conwy county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7069).

plural of drumful

As much as a drum will hold.

(idiomatic) Money in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction, especially to a soldier as pay or bonuses.

A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone. / Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.

(intransitive) To beat a drum. / (transitive, intransitive) To beat with a rapid succession of strokes. / (transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.

(now rare) A small hill or ridge of hills.

(now historical) A social gathering or assembly held in the evening. / (slang, chiefly UK) A person's home; a house or other building, especially when insalubrious; a tavern, a brothel.

(informal) A drumstick (of chicken, turkey, etc).

plural of Drum