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jemmy

UK
/ˈdʒɛm.i/
US
/ˈdʒɛm.i/

Translations

jemmynoun
jemmies
pl
UK
/ˈdʒɛm.i/
US
/ˈdʒɛm.i/
The burglar used a jemmy to force open the window.
Взломщик использовал лом, чтобы взломать окно.
Additional translations
ломик
фомка
Synonyms
crow bar
bar
pry-iron
wrecking bar
lever
jimmy bar
jimmy
pry bar
prybar
crowbar
jemmyverb
jemmied
Past Simple
jemmied
Past Participle
jemmying
Gerund
UK
/ˈdʒɛmi/
US
/ˈdʒɛmi/
He tried to jemmy the door open.
Он попытался взламывать дверь.
Additional translations
взламываться
прорываться
вламываться
вторгаться
Synonyms
pry
wrench
lever
jemmyadjective
jemmier
Comp.
jemmiest
Super.
Historical/colloquial, chiefly British; used attributively and predicatively meaning ‘neat, spruce, showily dressed’.

Definitions

jemmynoun
A short crowbar used by burglars to force open doors or windows.
The thief used a jemmy to pry open the back door of the shop.
(slang, dated, chiefly British) A burglar, especially one who uses a jemmy.
The police finally caught the jemmy who had been raiding houses across the district.
jemmyverb
To force open (a door, window, etc.) with a crowbar or similar tool.
The burglar tried to jemmy the window open to gain access to the house.
jemmyadjective
Neat, spruce, or smart in appearance; showily dressed.
He looked quite jemmy in his new waistcoat and polished boots.
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