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rummage

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rummage
1. verb /ˈɹʌm.ɪdʒ/
a) to arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.

After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship.

b) to search a vessel for smuggled goods.

She rummaged her purse in search for the keys.

2. noun /ˈɹʌm.ɪdʒ/
a) a thorough search, usually resulting in a disorder
b) an unorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble
See Also: look, quarry, rake, search

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  • Rummage — Rum mage, v. i. To search a place narrowly. [1913 Webster] I have often rummaged for old books in Little Britain and Duck Lane. Swift. [1913 Webster] [His house] was haunted with a jolly ghost, that . . . . . . rummaged like a rat. Tennyson.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rummage — Rum mage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rummaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rummaging}.] 1. (Naut.) To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; formerly written {roomage} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • rummage — I. verb (rummaged; rummaging) Etymology: 2rummage Date: 1582 intransitive verb 1. to make a thorough search or investigation 2. to engage in an undirected or haphazard search transitive verb 1. to make a thorough search through …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rummage — rummager, n. /rum ij/, v., rummaged, rummaging, n. v.t. 1. to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), esp. by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents. 2. to find, bring, or fetch by searching (often fol …   Universalium

  • rummage — [ rʌmɪdʒ] 1) Общая лексика: вылавливать, выловить, вынимать, вытаскивать, вытащить, искать, обнаруживать, обшаривание, обшаривать, обыск, обыскивать, осматривать, остатки товаров, поиски, прерывать, произвести таможенный досмотр, производить… …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

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