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Rummage
name, noun, verb
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from German.
Noun
- 1 A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder. countable, uncountable
"Have a rummage through the attic and see if you can find anything worth selling."
- 2 a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) wordnet
- 3 Commotion; disturbance. countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 4 a jumble of things to be given away wordnet
- 5 A disorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship. countable, uncountable
- 7 The act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods. transitive
- 2 search haphazardly wordnet
- 3 To search a vessel for smuggled goods. transitive
"After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship."
- 4 To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged. transitive
"She rummaged her purse in search of the keys."
- 5 To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside; dig through carelessly. intransitive
"She rummaged in the drawers trying to find the missing sock."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English ronage, from Old French arrumage (compare French arrimage), from arrumer (“to arrange the cargo in the hold”) (compare French arrimer and Spanish arrumar).
Etymology 2
From Middle English ronage, from Old French arrumage (compare French arrimage), from arrumer (“to arrange the cargo in the hold”) (compare French arrimer and Spanish arrumar).
Etymology 3
Americanized spelling of German Rometsch.
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