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 barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
A place of confrontation.
To release from chemical bonds or solutions.
To acquire from an enemy during wartime, used especially of cities, regions, and other population centers.
To release from servitude or unjust rule.
To release from slavery: to manumit.
To release from restraint or inhibition.
To acquire from another by theft or force: to steal, to rob.