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lock-picking

lock-picking is the alternative form of lock picking.

lock-picking is the present participle and gerund of lock-pick.

Meaning of lock picking

Noun

lock picking (uncountable)

  1. The act or practice of opening a lock by manipulating its internal components without using the original key intended for that lock.

Questions about lock-picking

What is lock-picking the alternative form of?
Lock-picking is the alternative form of lock picking.

Words near lock-picking in the dictionary

  1. lock-ons
  2. lock-out
  3. lock-outs
  4. lock-pick
  5. lock-picked
  6. lock-picking
  7. lock-picks
  8. lock-step
  9. lock-time
  10. lock-times
  11. lock-up

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