English noun: jimmy | |||
1. | jimmy (artifact) a short crowbar | ||
Samples | In Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy. | ||
Synonyms | jemmy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | crowbar, pry, pry bar, wrecking bar | ||
English verb: jimmy | |||
1. | jimmy (contact) to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open | ||
Samples | The burglar jimmied the lock. Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail. | ||
Synonyms | lever, prise, prize, pry | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | open, open up | ||
Entail | loose, loosen | ||