Rummage
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:16 pts7 letters
Definition of Rummage
Verb
- To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.
- To search a vessel for smuggled goods.
"After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship."
- To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.
"She rummaged her purse in search of the keys."
- 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.
"She rummaged in the drawers trying to find the missing sock."
Noun
- A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder.
"Have a rummage through the attic and see if you can find anything worth selling."
- Commotion; disturbance.
- A disorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble.
- A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship.
- The act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage.
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