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 halt something temporarily.
To bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid.
To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.
To remove the value of an unused coupon from an air ticket, typically so as to allow continuation of the next sectors' travel.
To hold in an undetermined or undecided state.
To hang freely; underhang.
To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.
To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.