Definition of "barricade" in English

noun

1. A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence

2. An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.

3. (figuratively, in the plural) A place of confrontation.

4. (figuratively) Line of people standing behind or closest to the barricade in the pit section of a live music concert.

verb

1. To close or block a road etc., as, or using, a barricade.

2. To keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port.