[bar.ri.cade] vt -cad.ed ; -cad.ing (159 2) 1: to block off or stop up with a barricade
2: to prevent access to by means of a barricade
[2]barricade n [F, fr. MF, fr. barriquer to barricade, fr. barrique barrel] (1642) 1: an obstruction or rampart thrown up across a way or passage to check the advance of the enemy
2: barrier 3, obstacle 3 pl: a field of combat or dispute