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Definition of Barricade
1. Verb. Render unsuitable for passage. "Stop the busy road"
Generic synonyms: Block, Close Up, Impede, Jam, Obstruct, Obturate, Occlude
Specialized synonyms: Block Off, Close Off, Shut Off, Close
Related verbs: Block, Obstruct
Derivative terms: Bar, Blockage, Blocking, Blockade, Stop, Stopper
2. Noun. A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc..
3. Verb. Prevent access to by barricading. "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
4. Noun. A barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy. "They stormed the barricade"
5. Verb. Block off with barricades.
Generic synonyms: Block, Close Up, Impede, Jam, Obstruct, Obturate, Occlude
Definition of Barricade
1. n. A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access.
2. v. t. To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris.
Definition of Barricade
1. Noun. A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence ¹
2. Noun. An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark. ¹
3. Noun. (figuratively in the plural) A place of confrontation. ¹
4. Verb. to close or block a road etc., using a barricade ¹
5. Verb. to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Barricade
1. [v -DED, -DING, -DES]
Medical Definition of Barricade
1. 1. A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access. 2. Any bar, obstruction, or means of defense. "Such a barricade as would greatly annoy, or absolutely stop, the currents of the atmosphere." (Derham) Origin: F. Barricade, fr. Sp. Barricada, orig. A barring up with casks; fr. Barrica cask, perh. Fr. LL. Barra bar. See Bar, and cf. Barrel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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