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")