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jimmy up

jimmy up verb: synonym of gin up.

Verb

jimmy up (third-person singular simple present jimmies up, present participle jimmying up, simple past and past participle jimmied up)

  1. Synonym of gin up.
    Synonyms:
    gin up
  2. (informal) To break (something).
  3. (informal) To modify (something), especially to specialize it for one's purpose; to improvise modifications to (something).

Synonyms of jimmy up

Forms of jimmy up

third-person singular presentjimmies up
present participlejimmying up
past participlejimmied up
pastjimmied up

Questions about jimmy up

What does jimmy up mean?
Jimmy up means synonym of gin up.
What part of speech is jimmy up?
Jimmy up is a verb.
What is the past tense of jimmy up?
The past tense of jimmy up is jimmied up.

Words near jimmy up in the dictionary

  1. jimmy hats
  2. Jimmy O'Goblin
  3. Jimmy Riddle
  4. Jimmy Riddles
  5. Jimmy the One
  6. jimmy up
  7. Jimmy Woodser
  8. Jimmy Woodsers
  9. jimmy-proof
  10. jimmying
  11. jimmying up

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