English Explanatory Dictionary

rummage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.
  2. To search a vessel for smuggled goods.
  3. To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.
  4. 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. Commotion; disturbance.
  3. A disorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble.
  4. A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship.
  5. The act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹʌm.ɪd͡ʒ/ En-us-rummage.ogg

Word forms

rummage rummages rummaging rummaged

Etymology

From Middle English ronage, from Old French arrumage (compare French arrimage), from arrumer (“to arrange the cargo in the hold”) (compare French arrimer and Spanish arrumar).

Synonyms

ransack rifle trawl romage

Related words

look quarry rake search rummage sale

Derived words

rummager rummagy unrummaged rummage squad

Translations

Aromanian: gurnjescu Bulgarian: претърсвам Catalan: furgar Catalan: remenar Chinese Mandarin: 翻尋 /翻寻 Cimbrian: büulan Finnish: penkoa French: fouiller Galician: cachear Galician: remexer German: durchwühlen Greek: σκαλίζω Gujarati: ફેંદવું Hebrew: חיטט Irish: tiomsaigh Italian: frugare Italian: rovistare Japanese: 漁る Japanese: 引っ掻き回す Māori: paraketu Māori: hurahura Norwegian: gjennomsøke Portuguese: vasculhar Romanian: scotoci Romanian: cotrobăi Russian: ры́ться Russian: копа́ться Northern Sami: boltut Spanish: papelear Swedish: rota Tagalog: halughog Thai: คุ้ย Thai: ค้น
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