as in prying
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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“Jimmying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jimmying. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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