barricade
verb/ˈbærɪkeɪd/, /ˌbærɪˈkeɪd/
/ˈbærɪkeɪd/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| 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/ |
- 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).
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