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Noun: jemmy  je-mee
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: jimmy)
  1. A short crowbar
    "The burglar used a jemmy to force open the window";
    - jimmy [N. Amer]
Verb: jemmy  je-mee
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: jimmy)
  1. To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
    "Raccoons managed to jemmy the lid off the garbage pail";
    - pry, prise [Brit, Cdn], prize [N. Amer], lever, jimmy [N. Amer]

Derived forms: jemmies, jemmied, jemmying

Type of: crowbar, open, open up, pry, pry bar, wrecking bar

Encyclopedia: Jemmy