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R0344400 (rŭm′ĭj)v. rum·maged, rum·mag·ing, rum·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; see reuə- in Indo-European roots).]

rum′mag·er n.

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(ˈrʌmɪdʒ) vb (when: intr, often foll by through) to search (through) while looking for something, often causing disorder or confusionn1. an act of rummaging2. a jumble of articles3. obsolete confusion or bustle[C14 (in the sense: to pack a cargo): from Old French arrumage, from arrumer to stow in a ship's hold, probably of Germanic origin] ˈrummager n

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(ˈrʌm ɪdʒ)

v. -maged, -mag•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to search thoroughly or actively through, esp. by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents. 2. to find, bring, or fetch by searching (often fol. by out or up). v.i. 3. to search actively, as in a place or receptacle or within oneself. n. 4. miscellaneous articles; odds and ends. 5. a rummaging search. [1520–30; earlier, arrangement of cargo in a ship, aph. alter. of Middle French arrumage] rum′mag•er, n.

Rummage

miscellaneous articles; lumber; rubbish, 1598.Example: good riddance to bad rummage, 1880.

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Past participle: rummaged
Gerund: rummaging

Imperative
rummage
rummage

Present
I rummage
you rummage
he/she/it rummages
we rummage
you rummage
they rummage

Preterite
I rummaged
you rummaged
he/she/it rummaged
we rummaged
you rummaged
they rummaged

Present Continuous
I am rummaging
you are rummaging
he/she/it is rummaging
we are rummaging
you are rummaging
they are rummaging

Present Perfect
I have rummaged
you have rummaged
he/she/it has rummaged
we have rummaged
you have rummaged
they have rummaged

Past Continuous
I was rummaging
you were rummaging
he/she/it was rummaging
we were rummaging
you were rummaging
they were rummaging

Past Perfect
I had rummaged
you had rummaged
he/she/it had rummaged
we had rummaged
you had rummaged
they had rummaged

Future
I will rummage
you will rummage
he/she/it will rummage
we will rummage
you will rummage
they will rummage

Future Perfect
I will have rummaged
you will have rummaged
he/she/it will have rummaged
we will have rummaged
you will have rummaged
they will have rummaged

Future Continuous
I will be rummaging
you will be rummaging
he/she/it will be rummaging
we will be rummaging
you will be rummaging
they will be rummaging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rummaging
you have been rummaging
he/she/it has been rummaging
we have been rummaging
you have been rummaging
they have been rummaging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rummaging
you will have been rummaging
he/she/it will have been rummaging
we will have been rummaging
you will have been rummaging
they will have been rummaging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rummaging
you had been rummaging
he/she/it had been rummaging
we had been rummaging
you had been rummaging
they had been rummaging

Conditional
I would rummage
you would rummage
he/she/it would rummage
we would rummage
you would rummage
they would rummage

Past Conditional
I would have rummaged
you would have rummaged
he/she/it would have rummaged
we would have rummaged
you would have rummaged
they would have rummaged

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rummage - a jumble of things to be given awayclutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother, welter - a confused multitude of things
	2.	rummage - a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis"ransackingsearch, hunting, hunt - the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Verb	1.	rummage - search haphazardly; "We rummaged through the drawers"search - subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"

rummage

verb search, hunt, root, explore, delve, examine, ransack, forage, fossick (Austral. & N.Z.), rootle They rummage through piles of second-hand clothes.

rummage

verbTo make a thorough search of:comb, forage, ransack, scour.Slang: shake down.Idioms: beat the bushes, leave no stone unturned, look high and low, look up and down, turn inside out, turn upside down.

Translations

彻底的搜查翻找

rummage

(ˈramidʒ) verb to search by turning things out or over. He rummaged in the drawer for a clean shirt.翻找 noun a thorough search. （彻底的）搜查

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rummage around

To dig or root around aimlessly (in or through some cluttered location). Usually used in the continuous tense. I think I can hear Tom rummaging around up in the attic again. A raccoon had gotten into the dumpster and was rummaging around for something to eat. He walked into the office and caught two men rummaging around.See also: around, rummage

rummage around for (something)

To dig or root around aimlessly (in or through some cluttered location) in order to find something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "around" and "for" to specify where one is looking. Usually used in the continuous tense. I think Tom's rummaging around for something up in the attic. A raccoon had gotten into the dumpster and was rummaging around for something to eat. I caught my brother rummaging around my purse for money again.See also: around, rummage

rummage around in (something)

To dig or root around aimlessly in or through some cluttered location. Usually used in the continuous tense. I caught my brother rummaging around in my desk again. A raccoon was rummaging around in the dumpster for something to eat.See also: around, rummage

rummage around in (something) for (something)

To dig or root around aimlessly in or through some cluttered location in order to find something. I caught my brother rummaging around in my purse for money again. A raccoon was rummaging around in the dumpster for something to eat.See also: around, rummage

rummage through (something) (for something)

To dig or root around aimlessly in or through some cluttered place or collection of things in order to find something. I caught my brother rummaging through my purse again. A raccoon was rummaging through the dumpster for something to eat. We spent the whole afternoon rummaging through old photographs of Granny Mary, picking the best ones for her memorial service.See also: rummage, through

rummage around (somewhere) (for something)

to move things about haphazardly while looking for something somewhere. Alice rummaged around in the drawer for a candy bar she had been saving. After she rummaged around for the candy bar, she found it. She rummaged around in the old trunk.See also: around, rummage

rummage through something

to move things about haphazardly while searching through something. I rummaged through my top drawer, looking for any two socks that matched. Mary spent some time rummaging through the toolbox before she found what she was looking for.See also: rummage, through

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Synonyms for rummage

verb search

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verb to make a thorough search of

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noun a jumble of things to be given away

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noun a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)

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verb search haphazardly

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