| VERB | contact | jimmy, pry, prise, prize, lever | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open |
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| NOUN | artifact | jimmy, jemmy | a short crowbar |
| Sounds | jhih'miy | |
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| Rhymes | academy ... yummy: 83 rhymes with miy... | |
| Meaning | A short crowbar. | |
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| Example | "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy" | |
| Synonym | jemmy | |
| Broader | crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar | A heavy iron lever with one end forged / forged into a wedge |
| Spanish | palanqueta | |
| Catalan | palanqueta | |
| Verbs | jimmy | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open |
| Meaning | To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | pry, prise, prize, lever | |
| Entails | loosen, loose | make loose or looser |
| Broader | open, open up | Cause to open or to become open |
| Nouns | jimmy | a short crowbar |
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