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jim up

jim up verb: to mess up, break down, gummy up or slow down (something).

Verb

jim up (third-person singular simple present jims up, present participle jimming up, simple past and past participle jimmed up)

  1. (slang) To mess up, break down, gummy up or slow down (something).

Forms of jim up

third-person singular presentjims up
present participlejimming up
past participlejimmed up
pastjimmed up

Questions about jim up

What does jim up mean?
Jim up means to mess up, break down, gummy up or slow down (something).
What part of speech is jim up?
Jim up is a verb.
What is the past tense of jim up?
The past tense of jim up is jimmed up.

Words near jim up in the dictionary

  1. jim hat
  2. jim hats
  3. Jim Hill mustard
  4. Jim Hogg County
  5. Jim Thorpe
  6. jim up
  7. Jim Wells County
  8. Jim-Bob
  9. jim-dandies
  10. jim-dandy
  11. jim-jam

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