loid
/lɔɪd/
noun
- A thin, flexible strip of plastic or metal, used to slip a lock open by pushing back the latch.
- He slipped a loid between the door and the frame to release the latch.
- The locksmith used a loid to open the jammed door without damaging it.
- In old movies, burglars often use a loid to break into houses.
Synonyms
verb
- To open a lock by using a loid (a thin strip) to push back the latch.
- They tried to loid the gate, but the lock was too secure.
- She learned how to loid a simple spring latch from a locksmith tutorial.
- The security guard loided the office door when someone accidentally locked themselves out.