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  1. 1. n. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. 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. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. To search a place narrowly. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. a jumble of things to be given away Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. search haphazardly Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n:4/v:96 n. a jumble of things to be given away v. search haphazardly Source: ecdict

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