Rummaging

verb

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

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

2.verbTo search a vessel for smuggled goods.

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

3.verbTo search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.

"She rummaged her purse in search of the keys."

4.nounThe act of one who rummages.

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