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
Lucilius-Ancient Roman
&Aelig;&Eth;Elm&Aelig;R-Anglo-Saxon
JezJEZEnglish (British)
Katharinakah-tah-REE-nah (German, Swedish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Ekkebert-Ancient Germanic
KlytiË-Greek Mythology