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Meaning of 'rummage' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rummage [ n.]
- A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage.
- A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over.
2 . Rummage [ v. i.]
- To search a place narrowly.
3 . Rummage [ v. t.]
- 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, and romage.
- To search or examine thoroughly by looking into every corner, and turning over or removing goods or other things; to examine, as a book, carefully, turning over leaf after leaf.

Meaning of 'rummage' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rummage [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
Example in sentence:
  • he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis
2 . rummage [ v]
Meaning (2):
- search haphazardly
Example in sentence:
  • We rummaged through the drawers

Nearby Words:

rum rumble rumbler rumbling rumblingly rumbo rumbowline rumen rumicin ruminal

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