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1 rummage
1. intransitive verbwühlen (ugs.); kramen (ugs.)2. nounhave a rummage through something — etwas durchwühlen od. durchstöbern
* * *1. verb(to search by turning things out or over: He rummaged in the drawer for a clean shirt.) herumwühlen2. noun(a thorough search.) die Durchsuchung* * *rum·mage[ˈrʌmɪʤ]I. vi▪ to \rummage through [or in] sth etw durchstöbernto \rummage through a drawer/sb's pockets eine Schublade/jds Taschen durchwühlenII. n Durchstöbern ntto have a \rummage around [or about] [sth] etw durchstöbern* * *['rʌmɪdZ]1. n1)to have a good rummage in sth — etw gründlich durchstöbern or durchwühlen
to have a good rummage around — gründlich herumstöbern or herumwühlen
2) (= jumble) Ramsch m2. viherumstöbern, herumwühlen (among, in in +dat, for nach)* * *rummage [ˈrʌmıdʒ]A v/tB v/i auch rummage about ( oder around) (herum)stöbern oder (-)wühlen oder (-)kramen (among, in in dat):rummage through → A 1C s3. obs Wirrwarr m* * *1. intransitive verbwühlen (ugs.); kramen (ugs.)2. nounrummage about or around — herumkramen (ugs.)
have a rummage through something — etwas durchwühlen od. durchstöbern
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2 forage
1. noun(food for horses or cattle) Futter, das2. intransitive verb* * *['fori‹] 1. verb((often with about) to search thoroughly: He foraged about in the cupboard; He foraged for food in the cupboard.) herumstöbern2. noun(food for horses and cattle.) das Viehfutter* * *for·age[ˈfɒrɪʤ, AM ˈfɔ:r-]I. vi▪ to \forage [about [or around]] for food person nach etwas Essbarem suchen; animal nach Futter suchen* * *['fɒrɪdZ]1. n1) (= fodder) Futter nt2. vinach Futter suchen; (MIL) einen Überfall/Überfälle machen; (fig = rummage) herumstöbern (for nach)* * *A s1. (Vieh)Futter n2. Nahrungs-, Futtersuche f3. MIL Überfall mB v/i1. (nach) Nahrung oder Futter suchenin in dat;for nach)3. MIL einen Überfall machenC v/t1. mit Nahrung oder Futter versorgen* * *1. noun(food for horses or cattle) Futter, das2. intransitive verb* * *v.hamstern v.
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rummage — ► VERB ▪ search unsystematically and untidily for something. ► NOUN ▪ an act of rummaging. ORIGIN originally referring to the arranging of items in the hold of a ship: from Old French arrumer stow in a hold … English terms dictionary
rummage — verb search unsystematically and untidily for something. ↘make a thorough search of (a vessel). noun an act of rummaging. Derivatives rummager noun Word History Rummage came into English in the late 15th century, from the Old French word arrumage … English new terms dictionary
rummage — verb he rummaged through Stacey s bureau drawers Syn: search (through), hunt through, root about/around (in), ferret about/around (in), fish about/around (in), poke around (in), dig through, delve through, go through, explore, sift through, rifle … Thesaurus of popular words
rummage — [[t]rʌ̱mɪʤ[/t]] rummages, rummaging, rummaged 1) VERB If you rummage through something, you search for something you want by moving things around in a careless or hurried way. [V prep] They rummage through piles of second hand clothes for… … English dictionary
rummage — I UK [ˈrʌmɪdʒ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms rummage : present tense I/you/we/they rummage he/she/it rummages present participle rummaging past tense rummaged past participle rummaged to search for something among a lot of other things… … English dictionary
rummage — [c]/ˈrʌmɪdʒ / (say rumij) verb (rummaged, rummaging) –verb (t) 1. to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving about, turning over, or looking through contents. –verb (i) 2. to search actively, as in… …
rummage — [16] Rummage is etymologically ‘roomage’. It originally denoted the ‘stowage of 431 rut cargo in a ship’s hold’. It came from Anglo Norman *rumage, a reduced form of Old French arrumage. This was derived from the verb arrumer ‘stow in a hold’,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
rummage — [16] Rummage is etymologically ‘roomage’. It originally denoted the ‘stowage of cargo in a ship’s hold’. It came from Anglo Norman *rumage, a reduced form of Old French arrumage. This was derived from the verb arrumer ‘stow in a hold’, which… … Word origins
rummage — 1 verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) also rummage around to search for something by moving things around in a careless way (+ in/through etc): Looks like someone s been rummaging around in my desk. 2 noun 1 have a rummage informal to rummage 2 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rummage — I. verb (rummaged; rummaging) Etymology: 2rummage Date: 1582 intransitive verb 1. to make a thorough search or investigation 2. to engage in an undirected or haphazard search transitive verb 1. to make a thorough search through … New Collegiate Dictionary
rummage — rum|mage1 [ rʌmıdʒ ] verb intransitive to search for something among a lot of other things: rummage in/through: She rummaged in a drawer for some aspirin. rummage rum|mage 2 [ rʌmıdʒ ] noun 1. ) count a search for something among a lot of other… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English