rummage out

rum·mage out

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Definitions of rummage out words

verb with object rummage out to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents. 1
verb with object rummage out to find, bring, or fetch by searching (often followed by out or up). 1
verb without object rummage out to search actively, as in a place or receptacle or within oneself: She rummaged in her mind for the forgotten name. 1
noun rummage out miscellaneous articles; odds and ends. 1
noun rummage out a rummaging search. 1
verb rummage out to find by searching vigorously; turn out 0

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

1520-30; aphetic alteration of Middle French arrumage, equivalent to arrum(er) to stow goods in the hold of a ship (< ?) + -age -age

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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