Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun jimmy
1 sense of jimmy
Sense 1
jimmy, jemmy -- (a short crowbar; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy")
=> crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar -- (a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb jimmy
1 sense of jimmy
Sense 1
pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy -- (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")
=> open, open up -- (cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door")