Phrase guide

bass drum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbeɪsˌdɹʌm/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

a large drum with a low pitch

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gran casa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: drum, membranophone, tympan

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bombo — large drum with a low pitch
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大鼓 (dàgǔ) — large drum with a low pitch
  • Dutch: basdrum — large drum with a low pitch
  • Dutch: bastrommel — large drum with a low pitch
  • Dutch: grote trom — large drum with a low pitch
  • Finnish: bassorumpu — large drum with a low pitch
  • French: grosse caisse — large drum with a low pitch
  • German: große Trommel — large drum with a low pitch
  • Greek: γκρανκάσα (gkrankása) — large drum with a low pitch
  • Hungarian: nagydob — large drum with a low pitch
  • Irish: druma mór — large drum with a low pitch
  • Irish: dord-druma — large drum with a low pitch
  • Italian: grancassa — large drum with a low pitch
  • Japanese: バスドラム (basu doramu) — large drum with a low pitch
  • Korean: 큰북 (keunbuk) — large drum with a low pitch
  • Korean: 베이스 드럼 (beiseu deureom) — large drum with a low pitch
  • Persian: کوس (kus) — large drum with a low pitch
  • Persian: دهل (dohol) — large drum with a low pitch
  • Polish: bęben wielki — large drum with a low pitch
  • Portuguese: bumbo — large drum with a low pitch
  • Russian: большо́й бараба́н (bolʹšój barabán) — large drum with a low pitch
  • Russian: туре́цкий бараба́н (turéckij barabán) — large drum with a low pitch
  • Spanish: bombo — large drum with a low pitch
  • Swedish: bastrumma — large drum with a low pitch