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noun

  1. A physical barrier

    barricade, earthwork, blockade; see barrier.

  2. Something in one's way

    complication, obstacle, obstruction; see difficulty 1, impediment 1, interference 1.

verb

jump over, jump across, scale, vault, surmount, leap over, overcome, hop the sticks*; see also jump 1.

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