1. barricade - 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.
Synonym(s): roadblock
Hypernym(s): barrier
2. barricade - noun
· a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy; "they stormed the barricade"
Hypernym(s): barrier
3. barricade - verb
· render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
Synonym(s): block, blockade, stop, block_off, block_up, bar
Hypernym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close_up
4. barricade - verb
· prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
Hypernym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close_up
5. barricade - verb
· block off with barricades
Synonym(s): barricado
Hypernym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close_up
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