barricade — meaning in English

English meaning

• barricade noun A barrier hastily built across a street or passage to block movement.
• crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.

Senses

barricade is used for these senses in English:

• barricade A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
• crush A crowd control barrier.

barricade — full definition

1. noun A barrier hastily built across a street or passage to block movement.
2. verb To block a passage or entrance with a barrier.

crush — full definition

1. verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
2. verb To defeat someone or something completely and forcefully.
3. noun A strong but usually short-lived romantic infatuation, or the person it is directed at.
4. noun A dense, uncomfortable crowd of people.

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