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Definition of barricade verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

barricade

verb
 
/ˈbærɪkeɪd/,
 
/ˌbærɪˈkeɪd/
 
/ˈbærɪkeɪd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they barricade
 
/ˈbærɪkeɪd/,
 
/ˌbærɪˈkeɪd/
 
/ˈbærɪkeɪd/
he / she / it barricades
 
/ˈbærɪkeɪdz/,
 
/ˌbærɪˈkeɪdz/
 
/ˈbærɪkeɪdz/
past simple barricaded
 
/ˈbærɪkeɪdɪd/,
 
/ˌbærɪˈkeɪdɪd/
 
/ˈbærɪkeɪdɪd/
past participle barricaded
 
/ˈbærɪkeɪdɪd/,
 
/ˌbærɪˈkeɪdɪd/
 
/ˈbærɪkeɪdɪd/
-ing form barricading
 
/ˈbærɪkeɪdɪŋ/,
 
/ˌbærɪˈkeɪdɪŋ/
 
/ˈbærɪkeɪdɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. barricade something to defend or block something by building a barricade
    • They barricaded all the doors and windows.
    • Soldiers found the doors barricaded and the family hiding inside.
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from barrique ‘cask’, from Spanish barrica; related to barrel (barrels often being used to build barricades).
See barricade in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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