English Dictionary

rummage

/ˈɹʌm.ɪd͡ʒ/

verb

(transitive, nautical) To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods. / (transitive, nautical) To search a vessel for smuggled goods.

I rummage through my closet looking for my missing keys.

意味（1）

(transitive, nautical) To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.

意味（2）

(transitive, nautical) To search a vessel for smuggled goods.

After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship.

意味（3）

(transitive) To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.

意味（4）

(intransitive) To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside.

She rummaged in the drawers trying to find the missing sock.