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| rummage | |
| 1. v. (transitive, nautical) To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods. |  |
| 2. v. (transitive, nautical) To search a vessel for smuggled goods. | |
| After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship. | |
| 3. v. To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged. | |
| She rummaged her purse in search of the keys. | |
| The burglars rummaged the entire house for cash and jewellery. | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside. | |
| She rummaged in the drawers trying to find the missing sock. | |
| 5. n. (obsolete) Commotion; disturbance. | |
| 6. n. A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder. | |
| 7. n. An unorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble. | |
| 8. n. (nautical) 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. | |
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