2barricade verb
barricades; barricad·ed; barricad·ing [+ obj] : to block (something) so that people or things cannot enter or leave
▪ The police barricaded the crime scene. ▪ They barricaded the door. ▪ Ships barricaded the coastline.
▪ The police barricaded the crime scene. ▪ They barricaded the door. ▪ Ships barricaded the coastline.
barricade yourself
◊If you barricade yourself in/inside something, you prevent other people from entering the place where you are by locking the door or by putting up a barricade.
▪ Students barricaded themselves in the cafeteria to protest university policies.
▪ Students barricaded themselves in the cafeteria to protest university policies.
