Drum and Knock

Drum

Drum verb - To strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically.
Usage example: absentmindedly drumming his fingers on the table
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Synonyms for Drum

Knock and drum are semantically related. in tap topic. In some cases you can use "Knock" instead the word "Drum" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: drumming, drummer, drumhead

Knock

Knock verb - To come into usually forceful contact with something.

Drum and knock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drum" instead the word "Knock" as a verb or a noun.

How words are described

similar similar drum similar knock
short short drum short knock
simple simple drum simple knock
small small drum small knock
Other adjectives: actual, big, huge, bad, double.

Common collocations

bit drum bit knock bit

Both words in one sentence

  • Destructo-Nookie Then she pushes him back, kissing him as they knock over lamps, send all the drum sets flying, and otherwise cause a huge mess and quite a bit of noise.
  • Film / A Song Is Born Near the beginning of the film, the professors note that a large drum over the entrance to the music hall vibrates and falls down when they play the tune, and later they attempt to use the song to get the drum to fall again to knock out one of the goons, but switch to Flying Home when that fails.
  • Series / The Muppets It ends in a tie when both of them knock over their drum sets.
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