JIMMY

• (noun) a short crowbar

  "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"

  synonyms : jemmy

• (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"

  synonyms : lever , prise , prize , pry

  The girl tried to prize the jammed lid of the cookie jar. -added by naila_inlas

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