verb
- past tense of jimmy; forced open with a crowbar or similar tool
Usage: informal
Examples
- The burglar jimmied the window to get inside.
- Someone had jimmied the lock on the storage shed.
- The mechanic jimmied the stuck hood open with a crowbar.
- They jimmied the door when they lost their keys.
- The old trunk was jimmied open years ago.
- Police found that the cash register had been jimmied.