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1 : to engage in contemplation : to spend time in thought on

2 : to chew the cud

— ru·mi·na·tion noun

Synonyms

chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, mull, ponder, question, study, think, weigh—more at PONDER

1rummage verb rum·maged; rum·mag·ing : to search thoroughly

— rum·mag·er noun

Synonyms

dig, dredge, hunt, rake, ransack, rifle, scour, search—more at SEARCH

2rummage noun 1 : a miscellaneous collection

2 : an act of rummaging

Synonyms

assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mélange, miscellany, motley, muddle, potpourri, variety, welter—more at MISCELLANY

rum·my noun : any of several card games for two or more players

1rumor noun 1 : common talk

2 : a statement or report current but not authenticated

2rumor verb : to tell or spread by rumor

Synonyms

circulate, noise, whisper; also bandy (about), blab, gossip; disclose, divulge, report, reveal, tell; hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, let on, suggest; broadcast, promulgate, propagate, spread

ru·mour chiefly British variant of RUMOR

rump noun 1 : the rear part of an animal; also : a cut of meat (as beef) behind the upper sirloin

2 : a small or inferior remnant (as of a group)

3 : the upper rounded part of the hindquarters of a quadruped mammal

Synonyms

backside, bottom, butt, buttocks, posterior, rear, seat—more at BUTTOCKS

rum·ple verb rum·pled; rum·pling 1 : to become or cause to become marked with or contracted into irregular folds : WRINKLE

2 : to make unkempt : MUSS

— rumple noun

— rum·ply adjective

Synonyms

[1] crease, crinkle, furrow, wrinkle—more at WRINKLE

[2] dishevel, disorder, muddle, muss, tumble, upset—more at DISORDER

rum·pus noun : a usu. noisy commotion : RUCKUS

rumpus room noun : a room usu. in the basement of a home that is used for games, parties, and recreation

1run verb ran ; run; run·ning 1 : to go faster than a walk

2 : to take to flight : FLEE

3 : to go without restraint

4 : to go rapidly or hurriedly : HASTEN, RUSH

5 : to make a quick or casual trip or visit

6 : to contend in a race; especially : to enter an election

7 : to put forward as a candidate for office

8 : to move on or as if on wheels : pass or slide freely

9 : to go back and forth : PLY

10 a : to move in large numbers esp. to a spawning ground

b : to drive (livestock) esp. to a grazing place

11 : FUNCTION, OPERATE

12 : to continue in force

13 a : to flow rapidly or under pressure : MELT

b : DISCHARGE 7

14 : to tend to produce or to recur

15 : to take a certain direction

16 : to be worded or written

17 : to be current

18 : to cause to produce a flow

19 : TRACE <~ down a rumor>

20 : to perform or bring about by running

21 : to cause to pass <~ a wire from the antenna>

22 : to cause to collide

23 : SMUGGLE

24 : to direct the business or activities of : MANAGE <~ a business>

25 : INCUR <~ a risk>

26 : to permit to accumulate before settling <~ up a bill>

27 : PRINT, PUBLISH

28 : to exist or occur in a continuous range of variation

Synonyms

[1] dash, gallop, jog, scamper, sprint, trip; also bound, canter, leap, lope, skip, spring; foot (it), hoof (it), hotfoot (it), leg (it); nip, race, scuttle, step (along)

[2] bolt, break, flee, fly, retreat, run away, run off; also abscond, clear out, decamp, elope, escape, light out, retreat, scram, skip (out)

[13a] flow, liquefy, melt, pour, roll, stream, thaw—more at FLOW

[15] extend, go, head, lead, lie; also cross, cut, pass; follow, span, traverse

[18] activate, actuate, crank, drive, move, propel, set off, spark, start, touch off, trigger, turn on—more at ACTIVATE

[24] administer, carry on, conduct, control, direct, govern, guide, handle, manage, operate, oversee, regulate, superintend, supervise—more at CONDUCT

[28] go, range, vary; also alternate, move, shift; change, mutate;