back up vs barricade

back up

verb
  • To halt the flow or movement of something. 

  • For the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball. 

  • To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so. 

  • To copy (data) so that it can be restored if the main copy is lost. 

  • To undo one's actions. 

  • For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows. 

  • To fill up because of a backlog. 

  • To provide support or the promise of support to. 

  • To reconsider one's thoughts. 

  • To move a vehicle backwards. 

  • Coordinate terms: back away, back off, stand back 

barricade

verb
  • to close or block a road etc., using a barricade 

  • to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port 

noun
  • A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence 

  • An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark. 

  • A place of confrontation. 

How often have the words back up and barricade occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )