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 prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.
To subtract or diminish something.
To remove something and put it in a different place.
To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.
To remove a person, usually a family member or other close friend or acquaintance, by kidnapping or killing the person.
To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
minus
Actions of subtraction or subtracting exercises.