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- pronunciation:
- bae
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keId
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a hastily constructed barrier for protection or for obstructing passage.
The rebels shot at the royal forces from behind their barricades.- synonyms:
- barrier
- similar words:
- abatis, block, blockade, breastwork, bulwark, earthwork, embankment, fence, obstacle, parapet, rampart, roadblock, stockade, wall
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| related words: |
bar, barrier |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
barricades, barricading, barricaded |
| definition 1: |
to obstruct or block with or as if with a barricade.
The police barricaded the cross streets so that cars couldn't disrupt the parade.Frightened by the noise outside, the family barricaded the door.- similar words:
- bar, block, blockade, obstruct, rampart, wall
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| definition 2: |
to defend or enclose by means of a barricade.
Anticipating protest, the police barricaded the courthouse.- synonyms:
- enclose
- similar words:
- bar, cordon, dike, fence, fortify, rampart, secure, stockade, wall
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| related words: |
close, occlude, shut |
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