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  • 1Drum and bugle corps (classic) — Classic drum and bugle corps are North American musical ensembles that descended from military bugle and drum units returning from World War I and succeeding wars.[1] Traditionally, drum and bugle corps served as signaling units as early as… …

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  • 2drum up — verb gather drum up support • Syn: ↑beat up, ↑rally • Hypernyms: ↑collect, ↑pull in • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …

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  • 3drum — drum1 [ drʌm ] noun ** 1. ) count a musical instrument consisting of a tight skin stretched over a round frame that you hit with your hands or a stick. Someone who plays a drum is a drummer. => DRUM N BASS 2. ) count a large round container… …

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  • 4drum up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms drum up : present tense I/you/we/they drum up he/she/it drums up present participle drumming up past tense drummed up past participle drummed up to try to make people support you or buy something from you… …

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  • 5Drum 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 …

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  • 6Drum brake — A drum brake with the drum removed as used on the rear wheel of a car or truck. Note that in this installation, a cable operated parking brake uses the service shoes …

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  • 7support — 1 verb (T) 1 AGREE WITH SB/STH to say that you agree with an idea, group, person etc and want them to succeed: The bill was supported by a large majority in the Senate. | support sb in sth: the peasants who supported Castro in his bid for power | …

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  • 8drum table — a table having a cylindrical top with drawers or shelves in the skirt, rotating on a central post with three or four outwardly curving legs. Also called capstan table. * * * ▪ furniture       heavy circular table with a central support, which was …

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  • 9Some Girls — Infobox Album Name = Some Girls Type = Studio album Artist = The Rolling Stones Released = 9 June 1978 Recorded = 10 October 21 December 1977, 5 January 2 March 1978, Pathé Marconi Studios (Paris) Genre = Rock Roll, hard rock Length = 40:45 Label …

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  • 10Three-drum boilers — Three drum boiler, casing removed …

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