rummage

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|nautical}} To [[arrange]] (cargo, goods, etc.) in the [[hold]] of a ship; to move or [[rearrange]] such [[goods]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|nautical}} To search a [[vessel]] for [[smuggled]] [[goods]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To search something [[thoroughly]] and with [[disregard]] for the [[way]] in which things were [[arranged]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} 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.

Noun

1. A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder.
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[commotion|Commotion]]; [[disturbance]].
3. A [[disorganized]] [[collection]] of miscellaneous objects; a [[jumble]].
4. {{lb|en|nautical}} A place or room for the [[stowage]] of [[cargo]] in a [[ship]].
5. {{lb|en|nautical}} The act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=German}}.

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