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[ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 99
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[ verb ] to move or force, esp. in an effort to get something open

Synonyms

pry prise lever prize

Examples

"The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

Sometime on Saturday evening , August 22nd , while my family and I were dining at the Hostaria_dell_'Orso , in Rome , you jimmied a window of our home in Bucks_County , Pennsylvania , and let yourselves into the premises .

Related terms

open lever leverage crowbar loosen

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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 2793
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[ noun ] a short crowbar

Synonyms

jemmy

Examples

"in England they call a jimmy and jemmy"

Related terms

crowbar pry

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