definition of
drone

[1] #1 drone n. stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen. wn

[2] #2 drone n. [monotone, droning] an unchanging intonation. wn

[3] #3 drone v. make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on". wn

[4] #4 drone v. [drone on] talk in a monotonous voice. wn

[5] #5 drone n. [dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke] someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind. wn