"lock picking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lockpicking [alternative], lock-picking [alternative]
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 Related terms: lock pick, locksport Translations (action of unlocking): tiirikointi (Finnish), ganzuamiento [masculine] (Spanish), bẻ khoá (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-lock_picking-en-noun-E6bmwN7Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 67 33

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): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 33 67

Alternative forms

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