Uk English Meaning of rummage

rummage

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Definitions and Meaning of rummage in English

Wordnet

rummage (n)

a jumble of things to be given away

a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)

Wordnet

rummage (v)

search haphazardly

Webster

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.

Webster

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.

Webster

rummage (v. i.)

To search a place narrowly.

FAQs About the word rummage

rummage

a jumble of things to be given away, a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion), search haphazardlyA place or room for the stowage of

assortment,clutter,collage,jumble,medley,variety,accumulation,agglomerate,agglomeration,alphabet soup

lose,miss,overlook,pass over,mislay,misplace,misdeed

rumkin => Rumkin, ruminator => Ruminator, ruminative => Ruminative, rumination => rumination, ruminating => ruminating,