"barricade" in the noun sense
1. roadblock, barricade
a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
2. barricade
a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
"they stormed the barricade"
"barricade" in the verb sense
1. barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
render unsuitable for passage
"block the way"
"barricade the streets"
"stop the busy road"
2. barricade
prevent access to by barricading
"The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
3. barricade, barricado
block off with barricades
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