A place of confrontation.
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
to close or block a road etc., using a barricade
to keep someone in (or out), using a blockade, especially ships in a port
An altercation, quarrel, argument.
A superstition or freet.
Stubborn insistence.
An accusation or serious charge.
To denounce.
To cozen or cheat.
To maintain obstinately against denial or contradiction; to insist (on).
To cry out; complain; contend.
To contradict.
To argue; bicker; scold; rebuke
To affirm; to express with conviction.