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 stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain.
To abstain from (food or drink).
The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.
A much repeated comment, complaint, or saying.