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Noun: jimmy  ji-mee
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: jemmy)
  1. A short crowbar
    - jemmy [Brit]
Verb: jimmy  ji-mee
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: jemmy)
  1. To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
    "The burglar jimmied the lock";
    - pry, prise [Brit, Cdn], prize [N. Amer], lever, jemmy [Brit]

Derived forms: jimmied, jimmies, jimmying

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

Encyclopedia: Jimmy, the Boy Wonder