Jimmied

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  jimmy \jim"my\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {jimmied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {jimmying}.]
     To pry open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy or similar
     device; often used with open; as, the burglar jimmied open
     the back door and stole the TV set.
     [PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jimmied
       See {jimmy}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jimmy
       n : a short crowbar; "in England they call a jimmy and jemmy"
           [syn: {jemmy}]
       v : to move or force, especially in an effort to get something
           open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed
           to pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: {pry}, {prise},
            {prize}, {lever}]
       [also: {jimmied}]