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Rummage
/ˈɹʌm.ɪdʒ/
A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder.
📖 Definitions of "Rummage"
noun
- 1
A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder.
"Have a rummage through the attic and see if you can find anything worth selling."
- 2
Commotion; disturbance.
- 3
A disorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble.
- 4
A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship.
verb
- 1
To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.
- 2
To search a vessel for smuggled goods.
"After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship."
- 3
To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.
"She rummaged her purse in search of the keys."
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