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Noun
S:
(n)
roadblock
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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.)
S:
(n)
barricade
(a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy)
"they stormed the barricade"
Verb
S:
(v)
barricade
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block
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blockade
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stop
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block off
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block up
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bar
(render unsuitable for passage)
"block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
S:
(v)
barricade
(prevent access to by barricading)
"The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
S:
(v)
barricade
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barricado
(block off with barricades)