jimmy
noun
a short crowbar.
had jimmied
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past perfectof jimmy.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Retrieval had jimmied a hologram lead into the existing electricity sockets and were projecting an unbattered wall over the hole.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Maddy, last out of the elevator, had jimmied its door open with a powerjack.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
He had discovered a false back of one of the drawers in the desk and had jimmied it open.
From The War Terror by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
