Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal)To pry (something, especially a lock) open with or as if with a crowbar.

    aufbrechen

More definitions
  • to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

Examples

51 sentences
  1. The door had been jimmied open.

  2. Tom jimmied the lock.

  3. Jimmy Carter was the first US president born in a hospital.

  4. Jimmy often comes to see me on weekends.

    Джиммі часто навідує мене на вихідних. — aandrusiak

    ruДжимми часто приходит проведать меня на выходных. — Biga

    deJimmy kommt mich oft am Wochenende besuchen. — MUIRIEL

  5. Hang on a minute. I'll call Jimmy.

    Зачекайте хвилинку, я покличу Джиммі. — deniko

    deWarte einen Moment. Ich rufe eben Jimmy an. — pne

Translations

1 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
open with a crowbar:

Forms

jimmies, jimmying, jimmied, jimmied
Base formjimmy · to jimmy
3rd person singularjimmies
Present participlejimmying
Past simplejimmied
Past participlejimmied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyjimmy
he, she, itjimmies

Past simpleLesson

all personsjimmied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave jimmied
he, she, ithas jimmied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill jimmy

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedjemmy

See also

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