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Definition of picklock in English: picklocknoun ˈpɪklɒkˈpɪklɑk 1A person who picks locks. Example sentencesExamples - He was a picklock in the widest sense. Keeping him out of a place he wanted to get into or look into was a remarkably difficult thing to do.
- He was the best picklock in the gang, able to unlock doors and safes in a matter of seconds; and being one of the older members earned him skill in what he did.
Synonyms housebreaker, robber, cat burglar, raider, looter, pilferer, thief, sneak thief, safe-breaker, safe-blower, safe-cracker - 1.1 An instrument for picking locks.
Example sentencesExamples - The lock of the chain cannot be opened using a picklock.
- A picklock lay on the floor, which told me how she had gained entrance in the night.
- This has been described by one commentator as a ‘picklock that opens all doors.’
- One doesn't want to be seen using a picklock. Now, can you show us the way?
- In fact, Houdini relied on great skill, low cunning, and keeping tiny metal picklocks concealed about his person.
Definition of picklock in US English: picklocknounˈpɪklɑkˈpikläk 1A person who picks locks. Example sentencesExamples - He was the best picklock in the gang, able to unlock doors and safes in a matter of seconds; and being one of the older members earned him skill in what he did.
- He was a picklock in the widest sense. Keeping him out of a place he wanted to get into or look into was a remarkably difficult thing to do.
Synonyms housebreaker, robber, cat burglar, raider, looter, pilferer, thief, sneak thief, safe-breaker, safe-blower, safe-cracker - 1.1 An instrument for picking locks.
Example sentencesExamples - One doesn't want to be seen using a picklock. Now, can you show us the way?
- A picklock lay on the floor, which told me how she had gained entrance in the night.
- In fact, Houdini relied on great skill, low cunning, and keeping tiny metal picklocks concealed about his person.
- This has been described by one commentator as a ‘picklock that opens all doors.’
- The lock of the chain cannot be opened using a picklock.
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