jim up
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To push or force something open with a tool.
Literal meaning: To use a 'jim' (crowbar) in an upward motion.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To prise or force something open using a tool, especially upward.
"The old carpenter jimmed up the warped window frame so it would close properly."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Extremely rare. Considered a dialectal or informal variant of 'jimmy up' in some American regional speech. Most dictionaries do not record it as a standard entry.
Commonly used with
window door lock lid
Forms
Base
jim up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
jims up
he/she/it
Past simple
jimed up
yesterday
Past participle
jimed up
have + pp
-ing form
jiming up
continuous
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