to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port
to close or block a road etc., using a barricade
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
A place of confrontation.
To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
One who shirks, who avoids a duty or responsibility.
The unforgivable sin of idolatry.