Definizione monolingua

rummage

rummage (third-person singular simple present rummages, present participle rummaging, simple past and past participle rummaged)

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

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

3. (transitive) to search something which contains many items hastily by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside.

   She rummaged her purse in search for the keys.

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

   The burglars rummaged the entire house for cash and jewellery.

5. (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.

rummage (plural rummages)

1. (obsolete) commotion; disturbance
2. a thorough search, usually resulting in a disorder
3. an unorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble

Definizione dizionario rummage

	frugare
	to hastily search for

	rovistare
	to hastily search for

cercare

perquisire

perquisizione

razzolare

stuzzicare

Altri significati:

to search something thoroughly and with disregard

an unorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble

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

ransack (a drawer)

to search something which contains many items

(transitive) to search something which contains many items hastily by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside.

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

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

Old, useless and valueless objects.

(obsolete) commotion; disturbance

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

a thorough search, usually resulting in a disorder