to barricade
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4.8
- verb
- /ˈbærɪkeɪd/
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- To ensure safety, they decided to barricade the only door with heavy furniture.
- barricade oneself inside
- barricade streets
And I was like, just barricade yourself in your room and don't answer the door for anyone.
- And I was like, just barricade yourself in your room and don't answer the door for anyone.
- Do you barricade your bedroom doors as if there's an orc army downstairs coming to get into your dwelling?
Examples
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Barricade the door.
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There are screams as the teachers hurry students inside and barricade the doors.
Academic text (2012) -
We need a door, we need to barricade the door!
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We can barricade the window when he gets back.
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So get me an ambulance and barricade this place.
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Let's barricade up these doors and windows, and I'll figure out how to get some help in here.
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Barricade the front we'll have him trapped
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And I was like, just barricade yourself in your room and don't answer the door for anyone.
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After they were through with her, she barricaded herself in the bathroom.
Fiction book (2000) -
He barricaded the door with furniture in case I came around.
Synonyms
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1.0
To fasten something with a key so other people cannot open it
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3.0
To stop movement, access, or progress
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5.1
To block a path or view
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2.6
Close a house or safe with a key to keep people out
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3.7
Surround something completely, often with a wall or fence
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3.9
Stop people from entering or leaving an area by blocking it
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6.4
To surround an area with a wall to protect it
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5.8
To block off an area with people or barriers to keep people away
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3.8
Close a road, path or entrance so people cannot go through
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6.3
Stop people entering or leaving an area by using police and barriers
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2.4
To put a barrier around land to mark or protect it
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3.4
To fasten something using a small metal lock with a U-shaped bar
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6.0
To stop people and goods entering or leaving a place, often during war
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5.8
To build a barrier around something to keep people in or keep others out
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2.8
To block a path or entrance by placing something across it
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1.8
To make a barrier of wood, metal, or wire around land to keep animals and people out
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3.8
To stop movement through a road, pipe, or path
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3.7
Surround an area with a fence to stop people from entering
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3.0
To surround an area with a barrier to keep others out
To block a place so people cannot enter, often by putting up a fence
Unable to enter or leave because barriers block the way, often by force
To surround an area with a strong fence of wooden or metal posts for protection
To surround a place with strong wooden posts to protect it
Surround something completely so it cannot get out or move
To block a place with things to stop people from entering
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Etymology
Barricade comes from an old French word barrique meaning 'barrel', because people once used barrels and carts to block streets during fights or protests. So to barricade a door or window is to put up a simple block to stop people from getting in.