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loid
loid
English
Verb
loid (third-person singular simple present loids, present participle loiding, simple past and past participle loided)
- (transitive) To force (a lock) by slipping a credit card or similar thin object between the door and the frame.
- 1983, Ronald L. Cruit, Intruder in your home (page 42)
- A deadbolt can't be loided because it doesn't have a curved, self-latching bolt.
- 2012, Lawrence Fennelly, Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention (page 346)
- The loiding of windows is accomplished by inserting a thin stiff object between the meeting rails or stiles to move the latch to the open position, or by inserting a thin stiff wire through openings between the stile or rail and the frame […]
- 1983, Ronald L. Cruit, Intruder in your home (page 42)