lock

/lɒk/ noun [C]

Translation

IN DOOR › the thing that is used to close a door, window, etc, and that needs a key to open it

kilit

I heard someone turn a key in the lock. safety locks 1652

WATER › a place on a river with gates to allow boats to move to a different water level

aktarma/alavere havuzu

1533

under lock and key › kept safely in a room or container that is locked

kilit altında

I tend to keep medicines under lock and key because of the kids.699

(Definition of lock noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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