Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drum out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: drum out
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove, especially unfairly, from an organization or position of responsibility.

Informal

Example Sentences

"I was drummed out of the job by slanderous lies."
"The partyship was brought to bear upon him; he was told that he must be either in or out of the party; that he must no longer be "a private in the grand army of freedom," but that he must take his proper position or be drummed out of it; and he succumbed and accepted office."
"Walker at last drums Mehring out of the gay movement (whatever that is) because "he is very myopic and naive," and by implication is not among "those of us who understand how politics works.""
"Another career that wouldn't survive the battle was that of Admiral Abe, who Yamamoto never forgave and essentially drummed out of Japanese navy service."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

drums out (present, singular) drumming out (participle, present) drummed out (participle, past) drummed out (past)

Synonyms

oust throw out boot out kick out expel

Questions

What does drum out mean?: To remove, especially unfairly, from an organization or position of responsibility.

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