Barricade Definition & Meaning
barricade
- noun
- a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
- a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy; "they stormed the barricade"
- verb
- render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
- prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
- block off with barricades
"Barricade" in song lyrics
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"I'ma cross over the barricade"
Aceyalone — The Reason -
"Cause now I'm on the other side of the barricade!"
AMB — Right Now -
"Satan'll have his way, plus your heart'll block truth like a barricade"
The Ambassador — Crown Him
Words that rhyme with barricade
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