blockade vs forestall

blockade is a noun but forestall is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blockade	Yes	No	Yes	No
forestall	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, forestall is a hypernym of blockade; that is, forestall is a word with a broader meaning than blockade:

Other hypernyms of blockade include forbid, foreclose, preclude, prevent.

blockade (noun)	forestall (noun)
a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
prevents access or progress

blockade (verb)	forestall (verb)
impose a blockade on	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
obstruct access to	keep from happening or arising; make impossible
render unsuitable for passage
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of