Definition of barricade

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • barricade is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • barricade is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • barricade is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of 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. (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. roadblock
  • render unsuitable for passage (verb)

    Examples

    1. barricade the streets

    Synonyms

    1. bar
    2. block
    3. block off
    4. block up
    5. blockade
    6. stop
  • block off with barricades (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. barricado
  • a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy (noun)

    Examples

    1. they stormed the barricade
  • prevent access to by barricading (verb)

    Examples

    1. The street where the President lives is always barricaded

See definition of barricade in Merriam Webster