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lock picking

lock picking noun: the act or practice of opening a lock by manipulating its internal components without using the original key intended for that lock. Also the present participle and gerund of lock pick.

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.

Also used as

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

lock picking meaning in Vietnamese

lock picking in Vietnamese

action of unlocking
bẻ khoá

Forms of lock picking

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Questions about lock picking

What does lock picking mean?
Lock picking means the act or practice of opening a lock by manipulating its internal components without using the original key intended for that lock.
What is lock picking in Vietnamese?
Lock picking in Vietnamese is bẻ khoá. See Lock picking meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is lock picking?
Lock picking is a noun.

Words near lock picking in the dictionary

  1. lock outs
  2. lock pick
  3. lock pick gun
  4. lock pick guns
  5. lock picked
  6. lock picking
  7. lock picks
  8. lock ring
  9. lock rings
  10. lock screen
  11. lock screens

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