rummage

• Sustantivo que denota una colección desordenada de objetos diversos o la acción de buscar algo de manera apresurada y sin organización.

A noun referring to a disorderly collection of miscellaneous items, or an act of searching through something in a disorganized or hurried manner.

1. A jumble of things to be given awayB2informal

   A collection of miscellaneous items, often old or unwanted, that are intended to be donated or discarded.

   Ropa vieja o trastos para regalar

   • They sorted through the rummage for the charity sale.
   • The attic was full of rummage from decades past.
   • She found a vintage lamp in the rummage pile.

   Sinónimosassortmenthodgepodgejumblemiscellanyodds and ends

2. A thorough search for somethingB2informal

   An act of searching through a collection of items in a disorderly or hasty way, often causing mess.

   búsqueda desordenada

   • He had a rummage through the drawer looking for his keys.
   • A quick rummage in the closet revealed the missing shoe.
   • After a thorough rummage, she found the old photograph.

   Sinónimoscombforagehuntrootscoursearchsift

• Verbo que indica buscar de manera desordenada o caótica en un lugar o recipiente, a menudo removiendo o revolviendo las cosas que hay dentro.

A verb used to indicate the act of searching untidily or haphazardly through a place or container, often by moving things around.

1. Search haphazardlyB2informal

   To search through something in a disorganized or hurried way, often by moving things around.

   revolver buscando

   • She rummaged through her bag looking for her keys.
   • He rummaged in the drawer for a pen.
   • They rummaged through the attic for old photographs.

   Sinónimosburrowcombdelveforagehuntransackriflerootscoursearch