"lock picking" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lock picking (uncountable)
  1. The action of using tools to unlock a lock without a key to that lock. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: lockpicking, lock-picking Related terms: lock pick, locksport Translations (action of unlocking): tiirikointi (Finnish), bẻ khoá (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-lock_picking-en-noun-E6bmwN7Z

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lock picking
  1. present participle and gerund of lock pick Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: lock pick
    Sense id: en-lock_picking-en-verb-tMDQwQZ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78

Alternative forms

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