(n) 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. James Harold Doolittle, Jimmy Doolittle
(n) 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. Jimmy Hoffa, James Riddle Hoffa
(v) to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :, Syn. prize, prise, jimmy, lever, Example:The burglar jimmied the lock; Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
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 ]