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loid

loid noun: a tool made from a piece of celluloid, used for bypassing locks.

Noun

loid (plural loids)

  1. A tool made from a piece of celluloid, used for bypassing locks.

Verb

loid (third-person singular simple present loids, present participle loiding, simple past and past participle loided)

  1. (transitive) To force (a door) open by slipping a credit card or similar thin object between the door and the frame.
    • A deadbolt can't be loided because it doesn't have a curved, self-latching bolt.1983, Ronald L. Cruit, Intruder in your home, page 42
    • The loiding of windows is accomplished by inserting a thin stiff object between the meeting rails or stiles to move the latch to the open position, or by inserting a thin stiff wire through openings between the stile or rail and the frame […]2012, Lawrence Fennelly, Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, page 346

Forms of loid

Noun
pluralloids
Verb
third-person singular presentloids
present participleloiding
past participleloided
pastloided

Origin of loid

Short for celluloid.

Questions about loid

What does loid mean?
Loid means a tool made from a piece of celluloid, used for bypassing locks.
What part of speech is loid?
Loid can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of loid?
The plural of loid is loids.

Words near loid in the dictionary

  1. loialties
  2. loialty
  3. loiasis
  4. loicense
  5. loicenses
  6. loid
  7. loided
  8. loiding
  9. loidoria
  10. loids
  11. Loikaw

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