lock picking

See also: lockpicking and lock-picking

English

Noun

lock picking (uncountable)

1. The action of using tools to unlock a lock without a key to that lock.

Alternative forms

• lockpicking
• lock-picking

Related terms

• lock pick
• locksport

Translations

action of unlocking

• Finnish: tiirikointi (fi)
• Vietnamese: bẻ khoá (vi)

Verb

lock picking

1. present participle and gerund of lock pick