lock pick
Bypass tool, unauthorized
A lock pick is a tool designed to open locks without the original key, manipulating the internal mechanism to release the bolt.
Lock picks come in various shapes for different lock types—rakes, hooks, tension wrenches.
Locksmiths use them legitimately; possessing lock picks is illegal in some jurisdictions.
The verb lock-pick means to open a lock this way: She lock-picked the door in under a minute.
- tension wrenchLock-turning leverage device
- skeleton keyLock opener for many doors
- pin tumblerLock using spring-loaded cylinders
- rakeTined yard implement
- jimmySmall prying bar
escape room · tumbler · bump key · keyway · locksmith · shim · rekeying · pin · burglar · bypass · heist · keyhole · covert entry · cylinder · stealth · sneak thief · break-in · break and enter
- locks and keyspadlock, deadbolt, master key, skeleton key, keyhole
- breaking inbreak-in, burglary, crowbar, forced entry, breaking and entering
- lockpickingpicks, rake, tension wrench, torque wrench, raking
- crime toolscrowbar, ski mask, glass cutter, bolt cutter, bolt cutters
- lockspadlock, deadbolt, keys, padlocks, deadbolts
- Spycraftspy, agent, asset, covert, handler
legitimacy of access
lock pickkey
Lock-opening device
master key · keycard · access code · combination · spare key