English Explanatory Dictionary

snap gun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tool for opening a mechanical pin tumbler lock without a key, by means of a rod that is inserted into the lock and briefly fired against all of the lock pins simultaneously, momentarily freeing the cylinder and enabling it to be turned using a tension wrench.

Word forms

snap gun snap guns

Synonyms

electric lock pick lock pick gun pick gun
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