Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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barricade | Yes | No | Yes | No |
jam | Yes | No | Yes | No |
barricade (noun) | jam (noun) |
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a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. | deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems |
a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy | preserve of crushed fruit |
a dense crowd of people | |
informal terms for a difficult situation |
barricade (verb) | jam (verb) |
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block off with barricades | interfere with or prevent the reception of signals |
prevent access to by barricading | crowd or pack to capacity |
render unsuitable for passage | get stuck and immobilized |
block passage through | |
crush or bruise | |
press tightly together or cram | |
push down forcibly |