barricade vs loosen

barricade

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

  • An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark. 

  • A place of confrontation. 

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 

loosen

verb
  • To make loose. 

  • To free from restraint; to set at liberty. 

  • To become unfastened or undone. 

  • To relieve (the bowels) from constipation; to promote defecation. 

  • To become loose. 

  • To disengage (a device that restrains). 

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