snap gun

noun

A tool for opening a mechanical pin tumbler lock without a key, by means of a rod that is inserted into the lock and briefly fired against all of the lock pins simultaneously, momentarily freeing the cylinder and enabling it to be turned using a tension wrench.

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Meanings

nounsnap gun (plural snap guns)

plural snap guns

  1. A tool for opening a mechanical pin tumbler lock without a key, by means of a rod that is inserted into the lock and briefly fired against all of the lock pins simultaneously, momentarily freeing the cylinder and enabling it to be turned using a tension wrench.

    Synonyms: electric lock pick, lock pick gun, pick gun

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tool for opening a mechanical pin tumbler lock without a key, by means of a rod that is inserted into the lock and briefly fired against all of the lock pins simultaneously, momentarily freeing the cylinder and enabling it to be turned using a tension wrench.

Similar
electric lock picklock pick gunpick gun
Also see
electric lock picklock pick gun
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APA

snap gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snap%20gun

MLA

“snap gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snap%20gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snap gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snap%20gun.

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