loid
verbEtymology Short for celluloid.
1
To force (a door) open by slipping a credit card or similar thin object between the door and the frame.
- A deadbolt can't be loided because it doesn't have a curved, self-latching bolt.1983, Ronald L. Cruit, Intruder in your home, page 42:
- 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 […]2012, Lawrence Fennelly, Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, page 346: