lock pick

noun

Any device used to unlock a lock without the use of a key.

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Meanings

nounlock pick (plural lock picks)

plural lock picks · alternative lockpick · alternative lock-pick

  1. Any device used to unlock a lock without the use of a key.
  2. A person who picks locks.

    Synonyms: picklock

verblock pick (third-person singular simple present lock picks, present participle lock picking, simple past and past participle lock picked)

present singular third person lock picks · participle present lock picking · participle past lock picked · past lock picked · alternative lockpick · alternative lock-pick

  1. To use tools to unlock locks without a key; to pick locks.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who picks locks.

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Translations

Japanese 盗賊の鍵
  • 盗賊の鍵 (tōzoku no kagi)Translations
Portuguese gazua
  • gazuaTranslations
Spanish ganzúa, serrucha
  • ganzúaTranslations
  • serruchaTranslations
  • ganzuarTranslations
Turkish maymuncuk, tavşan anahtarı
  • maymuncukTranslations
  • tavşan anahtarıTranslations
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APA

lock pick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock%20pick

MLA

“lock pick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock%20pick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lock pick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock%20pick.

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