American Sign Language: "key" or "keys"

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KEYS:

Hold an imaginary "key" between your thumb and index finger and twist it twice in a lock.

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KEYS (side view version):

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Signing Note: If you use just a single twist, the sign becomes a "verb" that means "lock" as in, "I locked the door."

LOCK / to lock / lock it

Sample sentence: YOUR KEYS, YOU LOSE BEFORE? = "Have you ever lost your keys?"

 

Notes:
See: LOCK

Also see: LOCKED