lock through

lɑːk θruː

Definition

Definition of lock through - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

boating

Rare

travel through a series of locks on a waterway

Rare

We will lock through the canal tomorrow.

metaphorical

Rare

overcome a series of obstacles sequentially

Rare

She managed to lock through all the challenges at work.

navigate

overcome

traverse

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Expressions with lock

lock in

prevent someone or something from escaping or changing

The contract locks in the current terms for a year.

lock into

secure something in a fixed position

He used a clamp to lock the pipe into place.

lock out

prevent from entering by locking a door

The company decided to lock out the striking workers..

lock up

securely store something in a locked place

She decided to lock up her valuables in a safe.

lock and key

device used to secure something

The treasure chest was secured with a lock and key.

lock down

make an arrangement definite or permanent

They locked down the deal with a handshake.

Examples of lock through in a sentence

The boat will lock through the waterway at dawn.
He had to lock through various bureaucratic hurdles.
The team locked through the stages of the project efficiently.

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French:passer les écluses, surmonter, ...
German:schleusen, bewältigen, ...
Italian:transitare, superare, ...
Spanish:pasar por las esclusas, superar, ...
Portuguese:passar pelas eclusas, superar obstáculos, ...
Chinese:过闸, 克服, ...
Japanese:通過する, 順番に克服する, ...
Arabic:عَبَرَ الأهوسة, تَخَطَّى, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲבוֹר דֶּרֶךְ סִדְרַת תָּאֵי שַׁיִט, לְהִתְגַּבֵּר, ...
Russian:шлюзоваться, преодолевать препятствия, ...
Ukrainian:переправлятися, подолати, ...
Hindi:ताले के माध्यम से यात्रा करना, पार करना, ...
Bengali:লক করে যাওয়া, অতিক্রম করা, ...
Catalan:passar, superar, ...
Czech:proplavit se zdymadly, probojovat se, ...
Danish:sluse gennem, overvinde, ...
Dutch:schutten, overwinnen, ...
Greek:διασχίζω, ξεπερνώ, ...
Hungarian:zsilipen áthaladni, leküzdeni, ...
Khmer:ឆ្លងកាត់សន្ទះទឹក, ឆ្លងកាត់ឧបសគ្គជាបន្តបន្ទាប់, ...
Korean:통과하다, 극복하다, ...
Persian:عبور کرد, غلبه کرد, ...
Polish:przepłynąć, przejść przez przeszkody, ...
Portuguese (BR):passar pelas eclusas, vencer, ...
Romanian:a traversa, a depăși, ...
Swedish:slussa genom, ta sig igenom, ...
Thai:ผ่านล็อค, เอาชนะ, ...
Turkish:kilitlerden geçmek, aşmak, ...
Vietnamese:đi qua khóa, vượt qua, ...

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