bolt cutter

Lock-defeating tool

A bolt cutter is a heavy-duty tool with long handles and short, angled jaws designed to cut through padlocks, chains, bolts, and wire.

The long handles provide leverage to shear metal that ordinary cutters can't handle.

Bolt cutters appear frequently in burglary contexts: They used bolt cutters to get through the fence.

tool

jaws

Mouth's bony framework

grips · ratchet · bypass · shears · snips · hardware · heavy-duty · industrial · manual · hydraulic

targets

padlock

Portable locking device

  • chainLinked segments forming length
  • haspHinged metal fastener
  • shackleMetal limb restraint

cable · wire · rebar · fencing · mesh · rivet · rod · bar · U-lock · bike lock

security

break-in

Unlawful entry to premises

trespass · breach · heist · forced entry · unauthorized access · tampering · vandalism · looting · safeguard · deterrent

cutting

sever

Cut apart completely

slice · snap · breach · break through · cleave · crop · lop · nip · chomp

materials

hardened steel

Heat-treated ferrous alloy

case-hardened · galvanized · annealed

applications

locksmith

Lock and key specialist

electrician · fencing · demolition · roadside assistance · property maintenance · warehouse · scrapyard · first responder

Categories
Opposites
function/action

bolt cutterpadlock

Portable locking device

lock · chain · cable lock · bolt · welder

security relationship

bolt cutterpadlock

Portable locking device

deadbolt · lock · safe · combination lock · locking mechanism

Family

cut, bolt, cutting, cuts, bolts, cutter, bolted, bolting, cutlery

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G