rummage

intransitive verb

To search thoroughly by handling, turning over, or disarranging the contents of.

intransitive verb

To discover by searching thoroughly.

intransitive verb

To make an energetic, usually hasty search.

noun

A thorough search among a number of things.

noun

A confusion of miscellaneous articles.

To adjust the roomage or capacity of (a ship) with reference to the cargo; arrange or stow the cargo of (a ship) in the hold; especially, to clear by the removal of goods: as, to rummage a ship.

To move to and fro the contents of, as in a search; ransack; hunt through; explore: as, to rummage a trunk.

To set in motion; stir; hence, specifically, to mix by stirring or some other form of agitation: as, to rummage a liquid.

To bring to light by searching.

To arrange or stow the cargo of a ship in the hold.