jimmy

[ US /ˈdʒɪmi/ ]
[ UK /d‍ʒˈɪmi/ ]

VERB

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

NOUN

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How To Use jimmy In A Sentence

Jimmy Connors is not Howard Hughes, but has spent a good deal longer in seclusion.
in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy
Talking to BBC Leeds, Mr Silverman said that every Friday morning Sir Jimmy held what was known as the FMC, or Friday Morning Club, at his flat. BBC News - Home
On Friday, Jimmy and I are driving up to Yorkshire to attend a wedding.
At the same time, a school of white jazz grew up in New York, led by Red Nichols, the Dorsey brothers Tommy and Jimmy, and others.
It could be anyone, but still her stomach turns, and she's glad when the man comes and Jimmy folds the paper, tucks it away and out of sight.
After the trial ended, U.S. Marshals began hauling silver-haired Jimmy Fratianno around the country to testify in major mob cases. Kill the Irishman
Most of the Premier League cash went on buying out Jimmy and installing him at East End Park.
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In 1974, Jimmy Connors, a strutting young braggart who used his racket like a cudgel, bludgeoned his way to the final of Wimbledon.