vi to search a place narrowly.
2. rummage ·noun a searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over.
3. rummage ·noun a place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage;
formerly written romage.
4. rummage ·vt to search or examine thoroughly by looking into every corner, and turning over or removing goods or other things; to examine, as a book, carefully, turning over leaf after leaf.
5. rummage ·vt to make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack;
formerly written roomage, and romage.