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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 | ||
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