An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
A place of confrontation.
to close or block a road etc., using a barricade
to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port
A boundary; a landmark.
Money or other goods given as charity.
Payment by the state to the unemployed; unemployment benefits.
Dolus.
Distribution; dealing; apportionment.
A void space left in tillage.
To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.