The Clue
Krupa's forte (5 letter answer)
The Answer
DRUMS
Tags
Notes
The answer DRUMS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
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Definition
DRUM as a noun:
1. (drum, membranophone, tympan) = a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
2. the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"
3. (barrel, drum) = a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
4. (drum, metal drum) = a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
5. (brake drum, drum) = a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
6. (drum, drumfish) = small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
DRUM as a verb:
1. (drum, beat, thrum) = make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
2. play a percussion instrument
3. (cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone) = study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"