snap gun in English

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      "form": "snap guns",
      "tags": [
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    }
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      "glosses": [
        "A tool for opening a mechanical pin tumbler lock without a key, by means of a rod that is inserted into the lock and briefly fired against all of the lock pins simultaneously, momentarily freeing the cylinder and enabling it to be turned using a tension wrench."
      ],
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          "lock"
        ],
        [
          "key",
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          "rod",
          "rod"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "electric lock pick"
        },
        {
          "word": "lock pick gun"
        },
        {
          "word": "pick gun"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "snap gun"
}

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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
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      "glosses": [
        "A tool for opening a mechanical pin tumbler lock without a key, by means of a rod that is inserted into the lock and briefly fired against all of the lock pins simultaneously, momentarily freeing the cylinder and enabling it to be turned using a tension wrench."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "tool"
        ],
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          "mechanical",
          "mechanical"
        ],
        [
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          "lock"
        ],
        [
          "key",
          "key"
        ],
        [
          "rod",
          "rod"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "electric lock pick"
        },
        {
          "word": "lock pick gun"
        },
        {
          "word": "pick gun"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "snap gun"
}

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"snap gun" meaning in English

Noun

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