rummages

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third-person singular of rummage
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to search a vessel for smuggled goods

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

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an unorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble
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a thorough search, usually resulting in a disorder
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to arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods
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{n} a close or active search for things
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{v} to search diligently, to empty
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commotion; disturbance
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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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a jumble of things to be given away search haphazardly; "We rummaged through the drawers
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{i} thorough and diligent search; old things, miscellaneous items
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to search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged
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a jumble of things to be given away
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to search something which contains many items hastily by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside
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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
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to hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside
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To search a place narrowly
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search haphazardly; "We rummaged through the drawers"
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{f} make a thorough search, look for diligently
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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
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a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis"
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If you rummage through something, you search for something you want by moving things around in a careless or hurried way. They rummage through piles of second-hand clothes for something that fits = root Rummage is also a noun. A brief rummage will provide several pairs of gloves. Rummage about and rummage around mean the same as rummage. I opened the fridge and rummaged about He rummaged around the post room and found the document. to search for something by moving things around in a careless or hurried way rummage in/through etc
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A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over
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