rummage

v., -maged, -mag·ing, -mag·es.

v.tr.

1. To search thoroughly by handling, turning over, or disarranging the contents of.
2. To discover by searching thoroughly.

v.intr.
To make an energetic, usually hasty search.

n.

1. A thorough search among a number of things.
2. A confusion of miscellaneous articles.

[From earlier romage, act of packing cargo, from French arrumage, from Old French, from arumer, to stow, from Old Provençal arumar : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + perhaps run, ship's hold (of Germanic origin).]

rummager rum'mag·er n.

verb

To make a thorough search of: comb, forage, ransack, scour². Slang shake down. Idioms: beat the bushes, leave no stone unturned, looksearchhigh and low, looksearchup and down, turn inside out, turn upside down. See investigate.

v

Definition: ransack, search
Antonyms: order, organize

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v. (of a customs officer) make a thorough search of (a vessel): our brief was to rummage as many of the vessels as possible.

n.

a thorough search of a vessel by a customs officer.

rummager n.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: To look through the contents of a place or container by moving or turning what is inside; search. Also: A collection of miscellaneous items.

She rummaged through the drawer to find her favorite pen.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rode frem, finde, gennemsøge
v. intr. - rode igennem
n. - ransagning, gennemsøgning, skrammel

idioms:

• rummage around    gennemsøge, rode igennem
• rummage sale    loppemarked (amer. eng.)

Nederlands (Dutch)
rommelen, doorzoeken, rommel

Français (French)
v. tr. - fouiller, farfouiller, trouver (en cherchant bien)
v. intr. - fouiller (dans) (pour trouver)
n. - fouille, (US) vieilleries

idioms:

• rummage around    fouiller (dans)
• rummage sale    vente de charité, vente de bienfaisance

Deutsch (German)
v. - durchstöbern, herumkramen
n. - Durchstöbern

idioms:

• rummage around    herumkramen
• rummage sale    Flohmarkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (ξε)σκαλίζω, ψάχνω, ανασκαλεύω, ανακατεύω ψάχνοντας
n. - έρευνα, ψάξιμο, φθαρμένα παλιοπράματα

idioms:

• rummage around    σκαλίζω, ψάχνω
• rummage sale    φιλανθρωπικό παζάρι

Italiano (Italian)
il frugare, perquisizione, insieme di oggetti vecchi, frugare, perquisire

idioms:

• rummage around    rovistare
• rummage sale    liquidazione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - inspecionar, vistoriar, esquadrinhar
n. - revista (f), investigação (f)

idioms:

• rummage around    remexer
• rummage sale    leilão de mercadorias

Русский (Russian)
обыскивать, рыться

idioms:

• rummage around    рыться
• rummage sale    барахолка

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - rebuscar, hurgar, revolver, desenterrar, sacar a la luz
v. intr. - revolverlo todo en busca de algo
n. - búsqueda desordenada, revuelta, trastorno, mescolanza

idioms:

• rummage around    revolver, buscar desordenadamente
• rummage sale    venta con fines benéficos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rota igenom
n. - hoprafsade saker, tullkontroll

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在...里翻找, 翻找出, 搜查出, 仔细搜查, 翻找, 彻底搜查, 搜出的物件, 杂物

idioms:

• rummage around    到处搜寻, 翻找, 彻底搜查
• rummage sale    捐赠品慈善拍卖, 清仓大拍卖, 义卖

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 在...裡翻找, 翻找出, 搜查出, 仔細搜查
v. intr. - 翻找, 仔細搜查
n. - 翻找, 徹底搜查, 搜出的物件, 雜物

idioms:

• rummage around    到處搜尋, 翻找, 徹底搜查
• rummage sale    捐贈品慈善拍賣, 清倉大拍賣, 義賣

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 뒤지다, 세관원이 검사하다
v. intr. - 뒤지다, 뒤엎다
n. - 샅샅이 뒤지기, 검색

idioms:

• rummage around    사방을 샅샅이 뒤지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - くまなく捜す, 検査する, かきまわして捜す, 臨検する
n. - かきまわすこと, 検索, 寄せ集め, がらくた

idioms:

• rummage around    引っかき回して探す
• rummage sale    慈善バザー, 慈善寄付競売, 蔵払いセール, がらくた市

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبحث, ينقب, يفتش بدقه (الاسم) بحث, تنقيب, تفتيش دقيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פשפש, חיפש, ערך חיפוש‬
v. intr. - ‮עשה אי סדר תוך כדי חיפוש, מצא בין השאר‬
n. - ‮חפצים, חיפוש יסודי, בגדים ישנים‬

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