Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun barricade

2 senses of barricade

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.)
       => barrier -- (a structure or object that impedes free movement)

Sense 2
barricade -- (a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy; "they stormed the barricade")
       => barrier -- (a structure or object that impedes free movement)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb barricade

3 senses of barricade

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")
       => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up -- (block passage through; "obstruct the path")

Sense 2
barricade -- (prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded")
       => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up -- (block passage through; "obstruct the path")

Sense 3
barricade, barricado -- (block off with barricades)
       => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up -- (block passage through; "obstruct the path")

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