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Drum :: Drum (n.) An instrument of percussion, consisting either of a hollow cylinder, over each end of which is stretched a piece of skin or vellum, to be beaten with a stick; or of a metallic hemisphere (kettledrum) with a single piece of skin to be so beaten; the common instrument for marking time in martial music; one of the pair of tympani in an orchestra, or cavalry band..

Repulse :: Repulse (v. t.) To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy..

Stone :: Stone (n.) To pelt, beat, or kill with stones..

Syncope :: Syncopation (n.) The act of syncopating; a peculiar figure of rhythm, or rhythmical alteration, which consists in welding into one tone the second half of one beat with the first half of the beat which follows..

Patrol :: Patrol (v. i.) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.

Jerk :: Jerk (v. t.) To beat; to strike.

Winter-beaten :: Winter-beaten (a.) Beaten or harassed by the severe weather of winter.

General :: General (a.) The roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general..

Measure :: Measure (n.) The group or grouping of beats, caused by the regular recurrence of accented beats..

Undulation :: Undulation (n.) The pulsation caused by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison; -- called also beat.

Dulcimer :: Dulcimer (n.) An instrument, having stretched metallic wires which are beaten with two light hammers held in the hands of the performer..

Rataplan :: Rataplan (n.) The iterative sound of beating a drum, or of a galloping horse..

Whack :: Whack (v. t.) To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks.

Belam :: Belam (v. t.) To beat or bang.

Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc..

Shoder :: Shoder (n.) A package of gold beater's skins in which gold is subjected to the second process of beating.

Sextuple :: Sextuple (a.) Divisible by six; having six beats; as, sixtuple measure..

Beater :: Beater (n.) One who, or that which, beats..

Cover :: Cover (n.) The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover..

Verberate :: Verberate (v. t.) To beat; to strike.

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