| slovo | definícia |
jimmy
(encz) | jimmy,krátké páčidlo Zdeněk Brož |
jimmy
(encz) | jimmy,páčidlo Zdeněk Brož |
Jimmy
(gcide) | Jimmy \Jim"my\, n.; pl. Jimmies. [Cf. Jemmy.]
A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.
[Written also jemmy.]
[1913 Webster] |
jimmy
(gcide) | jimmy \jim"my\, n.; pl. jimmies. [Rhyming slang: Jimmy Grant,
for immigrant. --RHUD]
An immigrant. [Australian slang]
[PJC] |
jimmy
(gcide) | jimmy \jim"my\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. jimmied; p. pr. & vb. n.
jimmying.]
To pry open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy or similar
device; often used with open; as, the burglar jimmied open
the back door and stole the TV set.
[PJC] |
jimmy
(wn) | jimmy
n 1: a short crowbar; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"
[syn: jimmy, jemmy]
v 1: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something
open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to
pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: pry, prise,
prize, lever, jimmy] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Jimmy
(gcide) | Jimmy \Jim"my\, n.; pl. Jimmies. [Cf. Jemmy.]
A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.
[Written also jemmy.]
[1913 Webster]jimmy \jim"my\, n.; pl. jimmies. [Rhyming slang: Jimmy Grant,
for immigrant. --RHUD]
An immigrant. [Australian slang]
[PJC]jimmy \jim"my\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. jimmied; p. pr. & vb. n.
jimmying.]
To pry open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy or similar
device; often used with open; as, the burglar jimmied open
the back door and stole the TV set.
[PJC] |
jimmying
(gcide) | jimmy \jim"my\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. jimmied; p. pr. & vb. n.
jimmying.]
To pry open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy or similar
device; often used with open; as, the burglar jimmied open
the back door and stole the TV set.
[PJC] |
jimmy cagney
(wn) | Jimmy Cagney
n 1: United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough
characters (1899-1986) [syn: Cagney, Jimmy Cagney,
James Cagney] |
jimmy carter
(wn) | Jimmy Carter
n 1: 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: Carter,
Jimmy Carter, James Earl Carter, {James Earl Carter
Jr.}, President Carter] |
jimmy conors
(wn) | Jimmy Conors
n 1: outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952)
[syn: Connors, Jimmy Conors, James Scott Connors] |
jimmy doolittle
(wn) | Jimmy Doolittle
n 1: United States Air Force officer who electrified the world
in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight
raid over Tokyo (1896-1993) [syn: Doolittle, {Jimmy
Doolittle}, James Harold Doolittle] |
jimmy durante
(wn) | Jimmy Durante
n 1: United States comedian remembered for his large nose and
hoarse voice (1893-1980) [syn: Durante, Jimmy Durante] |
jimmy hoffa
(wn) | Jimmy Hoffa
n 1: United States labor leader who was president of the
Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge
and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered
(1913-1975) [syn: Hoffa, Jimmy Hoffa, {James Riddle
Hoffa}] |
jimmy stewart
(wn) | Jimmy Stewart
n 1: United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but
modest heros (1908-1997) [syn: Stewart, Jimmy Stewart,
James Maitland Stewart] |
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