*barri*

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Barricaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Barricading. ] [ Cf. F. barricader. See Barricade, n. ] To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris. [ 1913 Webster ]

The further end whereof [ a bridge ] was barricaded with barrels. Hakluyt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who constructs barricades. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. t. See Barricade. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. barrere, barere, F. barrière, fr. barre bar. See Bar, n. ] 1. (Fort.) A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd. [ 1913 Webster ]

No sooner were the barriers opened, than he paced into the lists. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack. “Constitutional barriers.” Hopkinson. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Any limit or boundary; a line of separation. [ 1913 Webster ]

'Twixt that [ instinct ] and reason, what a nice barrier! Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Barrier gate, a heavy gate to close the opening through a barrier. --
Barrier reef, a form of coral reef which runs in the general direction of the shore, and incloses a lagoon channel more or less extensive. --
To fight at barriers, to fight with a barrier between, as a martial exercise. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name, fr. Sp. barrigudo big-bellied. ] (Zool.) A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of the genus Lagothrix, having a long prehensile tail. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto.
Syn. -- blackball. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of closing the doors of a schoolroom against a schoolmaster; -- a boyish mode of rebellion in schools. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Barrios /plu>. [ Sp. ] In Spain and countries colonized by Spain, a village, ward, or district outside a town or city to whose jurisdiction it belongs; in Spanish-speaking areas of cities in the United States, it is a neighborhood, ward, or quarter inside a town. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ From Bar, n. ] Counselor at law; a counsel admitted to plead at the bar, and undertake the public trial of causes, as distinguished from an attorney or solicitor. See Attorney. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + barricade. ] To unbolt; to unbar; to open. [ 1913 Webster ]

You shall not unbarricade the door. J. Webster (1623). [ 1913 Webster ]