barricade yourself

barricade yourself
barricade yourself
◇ If you barricade yourself in/inside something, you prevent other people from entering the place where you are by locking the door or by putting up a barricade.

Students barricaded themselves in the cafeteria to protest university policies.

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  • barricade yourself inside (something) — barriˌcade yourself ˈin/inˈside (sth) derived to build a ↑barricade in front of you in order to prevent anyone from coming in • He had barricaded himself in his room. Main entry: ↑barricadederived …   Useful english dictionary

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