lock picking
Opening without keys
Lock picking is the skill or act of opening a lock without its key, typically using specialized tools to manipulate the internal mechanism.
It's a legitimate trade for locksmiths and a hobby for enthusiasts, but also associated with burglary: He learned lock picking from YouTube tutorials.
The tools themselves—picks, tension wrenches—are legal in most places but regulated in some.
Dragging tines across ground
- shimmingAdding thin spacers
- impressioningLock bypass via blank filing
- bumpingLight repeated collision
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
Illegal entry to commit crime
- break-inUnlawful entry to premises
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
theft · larceny · robbery · stealth · clandestine · covert · felony · criminal
Lock using spring-loaded cylinders
Recreational leisure activity
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- cutawayView with exterior removed
- meetupInformal planned gathering
- communityCollective of connected people
skill · dexterity · puzzle · ethical · legal · locksmith · covert entry · penetration testing
raking
Dragging tines across ground
- shimmingAdding thin spacers
- impressioningLock bypass via blank filing
- bumpingLight repeated collision
decoding · scrubbing · jiggling · tension wrench · jigglers
burglary
Illegal entry to commit crime
- break-inUnlawful entry to premises
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
trespass · theft · larceny · robbery · stealth · clandestine · covert · felony · criminal · pilferage
pin tumbler
Lock using spring-loaded cylinders
hobby
Recreational leisure activity
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- cutawayView with exterior removed
- meetupInformal planned gathering
community · skill · dexterity · puzzle · ethical · legal · locksmith · covert entry · penetration testing · red team
- escape artist skills
- locksmithingrekeying, key duplication
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- auto crimescar theft, auto theft, carjacking, grand theft auto, stolen car
- burglaryburglar, housebreaking, break-in, home invasion, intruder
- break-in toolscrowbar, bolt cutters, pry bar, glass cutter, bump key
lock pickingforced entry
Illegal building intrusion
battering ram · smashing · ramming · breaking and entering · drilling
lock pickinglocking
Fixing firmly in position
securing · bolting · locksmithing · fortification · access control