to jimmy

Examples

• All

• He returned to the patio and began to jimmy the door with a screwdriver.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Why don't I run down to the garage and see if I can't find a crowbar to jimmy that thing open?

  Iron Man 3 (2013)

• Paul is trying to jimmy the lock a second time.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I'm gonna jimmy it open.

  Oliver Twist (1982)

• You knock on the door, draw her attention away from me, and I'll jimmy a window.

  Blue Velvet (1986)

• So after I jimmy the door, I do a quick recon.

  Super Troopers (2001)

• Monk jimmied the lock on the van.

  Whispers in the Dark (1992)

• We'll jimmy it open.

  Remote Viewing (2018)

• She'd walked down the hallway to her apartment, discovered the door jimmied, and entered to find the room trashed.

  Fiction book (1992)

• He quickly used the crowbar to jimmy the stubborn door open before anyone noticed.

Synonyms

P

to pry

vsto jimmy

76 4.4

Use force with a tool to open or move something that is stuck

is done with a crowbar or similar tool often as illegal entry

K

to kick in

vsto jimmy

38 4.1

Force a door or gate open by hitting it hard with your foot

involves using a crowbar or similar tool often for illegal entry

K

to kick down

vsto jimmy

14 5.5

Force open a door or gate by hitting it with your foot

uses a crowbar or similar tool rather than a foot strike

P

to prize

vsto jimmy

7 9.1

To force something open with a tool like a crowbar

usually describes using a bar to open often for unlawful entry

L

to lever

vsto jimmy

3 4.9

To move something by using a long bar to lift it

specifies using a crowbar or similar tool often for illegal entry

P

to prise

vsto jimmy

• UK

1 7.7

Use a tool or force to open something that is stuck

involves leverage with a bar and often illegal entry

B

to bang down the door

vsto jimmy

1 7.1

Force a door open by hitting it hard

uses a metal bar quietly to open the lock rather than noisy force

Y

to yank the door open

vsto jimmy

• Informal

1 4.6

Pull a door quickly and hard to open it

involves using a bar and often unlawful entry instead of a sharp pull

Antonyms

L

to lock

∞ 1.0

To fasten something with a key so other people cannot open it

How Forceful

to break open

13 2.1

to yank the door open

• Informal

1 4.6

to jimmy

8 8.6

to pry

76 4.4

Surface Forms

Etymology