beat+of+drum
81beat a retreat — beat a (hasty) retreat to quickly leave. When the cold grows overwhelming, visitors can beat a retreat to Joe Mulligan s warm bar and restaurant. Etymology: based on the military meaning of beat a retreat (= to drum a signal to soldiers that they …
82drum 'n' bass — [ˌdrʌm ən ˈbeıs] n [U] a type of electronic dance music with a very hard fast beat …
83banged the drum — beat the drum …
84Drum and bass — DnB redirects here. For the Norwegian bank, see DnB NOR. Drum and bass Stylistic origins Jungle, Breakbeat Hardcore, Hip Hop, Funk Cultural origins early/mid 1990s; Bristol and London, United Kingdom Typical instrume …
85Drum kit — The drum kit …
86Beat (music) — For other uses, see Beat (disambiguation). A Taiwanese taiko drummer The beat is the basic unit of time in music, the pulse of the mensural level[1] (or beat level).[2 …
87Drum stroke — This article is about a single hit. For general hit sequences, see Drum beat. For marching hit sequences, see Drum cadence. Ghost note drumming   …
88drum — I. /drʌm / (say drum) noun 1. a musical instrument consisting of a hollow body, often covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks. 2. any hollow tree or… …
89drum — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a percussion instrument or toy made of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere covered at one or both ends with stretched skin or parchment and sounded by striking (bass drum; kettledrum). b (often in pl.) a drummer or a percussion… …
90beat — [[t]bit[/t]] v. beat, beat•en beat, beat•ing 1) to strike forcefully and repeatedly: to beat a toy drum[/ex] 2) cvb to hit (a person or animal) repeatedly so as to cause painful injury; thrash (often fol. by up) 3) to dash against: rain beating… …
