rummage
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verb \ˈrə-mij\rum·magedrum·mag·ing
Definition of RUMMAGE
intransitive verb
1
: to make a thorough search or investigation
2
: to engage in an undirected or haphazard search
transitive verb
1
: to make a thorough search through : ransack <rummaged the attic>
2
: to examine minutely and completely
3
: to discover by searching
— rum·mag·er noun
See Examples of RUMMAGE
- He rummaged through the attic for his baseball card collection.
- He rummaged in his pocket for the receipt.
- I heard you rummaging around in the refrigerator.
Origin of RUMMAGE
2rummage
First Known Use: 1582
Related to RUMMAGE
- Synonyms
- ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig out, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find out, get, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), find, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up
Rhymes with RUMMAGE
2rummage
nounDefinition of RUMMAGE
1
a : a confused miscellaneous collection b : items for sale at a rummage sale
2
: a thorough search especially among a confusion of objects
Examples of RUMMAGE
- <a rummage of textbooks, notebooks, and old school papers all over the desk>
Origin of RUMMAGE
obsolete English romage act of stowing cargo, modification of Middle French arrimage, from arrimer to stow, from a- (from Latin ad-) + -rimer, from Middle English rimen to open up, make room for, from Old English rȳman — more at ream
First Known Use: 1598
Related to RUMMAGE
- Synonyms
- agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, clutter, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, mishmash, mixed bag, montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, miscellany, salad, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, stew, tumble, variety, welter
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