ALL meanings of rummage
rum·mage
R r - verb with object rummage 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 to find, bring, or fetch by searching (often followed by out or up). 1
- verb without object rummage to search actively, as in a place or receptacle or within oneself: She rummaged in her mind for the forgotten name. 1
- noun rummage miscellaneous articles; odds and ends. 1
- noun rummage a rummaging search. 1
- intransitive verb rummage search using hands 1
- noun rummage jumble 1
- verb rummage If you rummage through something, you search for something you want by moving things around in a careless or hurried way. 0
- verb rummage Rummage is also a noun. 0
- verb rummage Rummage about and rummage around mean the same as rummage. 0
- uncountable noun rummage Rummage is old or unwanted things that people give away to charities. 0
- verb rummage to search (through) while looking for something, often causing disorder or confusion 0
- noun rummage an act of rummaging 0
- noun rummage a jumble of articles 0
- noun rummage confusion or bustle 0
- noun rummage miscellaneous articles; odds and ends 0
- noun rummage a rummaging, or thorough search 0
- verb transitive rummage to search through (a place, receptacle, etc.) thoroughly, esp. by moving the contents about, turning them over, etc.; ransack 0
- verb transitive rummage to get, find, or turn up by or as by searching thoroughly 0
- intransitive verb rummage to search diligently, now sometimes haphazardly, as through the contents of a receptacle 0