pick a lock



pick a lock

to open a lock without using a key. The robber picked the lock with a nail file. The thief picked the lock on the safe and stole the money.
See also: lock, pick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Roberta[rəu'bə:tə]
GarryGER-ee, GAR-eeEnglish
Aziz-Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Uzbek
CelioCHE-lyo (Italian), THE-lyo (Spanish), SE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), SE-lyoo (Portuguese)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
SÍOmhaSHEE-vaIrish
Kristijonas-Lithuanian