n.
Pronunciation: ' ber- ə - ˌ k ā d, ' ba-r ə -, ˌ ber- ə - ' , ˌ ba-r ə - '
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -cad · ed ; -cad · ing
Etymology: 2 barricade
Date: 1592
1 : to block off or stop up with a barricade < barricade a street>
2 : to prevent access to by means of a barricade