barricade vs pull off

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. 

pull off

verb
  • To turn off a road (onto the side of the road, or onto another road). 

  • To begin moving and then move away; to pull away. 

  • To masturbate. 

  • To remove by pulling. 

  • To achieve; to succeed at something difficult. 

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