Barricade has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
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
a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
"they stormed the barricade"
3
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
Verb
1
render unsuitable for passage
"block the way"
"barricade the streets"
"stop the busy road"
2
prevent access to by barricading
"The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
3
block off with barricades
4
to close or block a road etc., using a barricade
Example Sentences
"they stormed the barricade"
noun
"block the way"
verb
"barricade the streets"
verb
"stop the busy road"
verb
"The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
verb
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