1. (noun) 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.
Synonyms: roadblock, barricade, barrier
2. (verb) barricade
a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
Synonyms: roadblock
3. (verb) barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
render unsuitable for passage
Synonyms: debar, block up, banish, lug, cease, immobilize, seal off, relegate, obturate, hold on, give up, jam, arrest, block off, close up, end, blank out, freeze, finish, obstruct, terminate, deflect, parry, embarrass, hold back, kibosh, lay off, draw a blank, stop over, hinder, break, impede, block, shut off, forget, exclude, stop, stuff, stymy, break off, turn back, blockade, immobilise, bar, occlude, barricade, discontinue, halt, contain, close off, barricado, choke up, intercept, stymie, quit, check
4. (verb) barricade
prevent access to by barricading
Synonyms: block up, block, blockade, barricado, bar, block off, stop
5. (verb) barricade, barricado
block off with barricades
Synonyms: stop, block, bar, barricade, block up, block off, barricado, blockade
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