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
DidiDEE-deeGerman
IngimÁRr-Ancient Scandinavian
Hind-Arabic
MeineMIE-nə (Dutch, German)Frisian, Dutch, German
Artakhshathra-Ancient Persian
Iraklis-Greek