rummage

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

To search a vessel for smuggled goods.transitive

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

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

• She rummaged her purse in search of the keys.
• The burglars rummaged the entire house for cash and jewellery.

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

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

A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder.countableuncountable

• Have a rummage through the attic and see if you can find anything worth selling.

Commotion; disturbance.countableobsoleteuncountable

A disorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble.countableuncountable

A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship.countableuncountable

The act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage.countableuncountable