jimmied

verb

past tense of jimmy
as in pried
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever let's try to jimmy the door lock with my credit card

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jimmied
  1. pried
  2. pulled
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  • Security video of the early April 9 morning burglary shows three men entered the business through a broken window, smashed the machines with sledge hammers and pried out the boxes while a fourth man acted as lookout, the report said.
    — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Poole is a top-100 prospect from the Peach State and what makes his commitment to FSU even more impressive is the fact that the Noles pried him away from the home-state Georgia Bulldogs.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of pried
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  • Abello pulled one back with her first goal of the season in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Police say Coffer was pulled to safety by his boat partner, who told police Simpson fled the scene and the boy was gasping for air.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pulled
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