to block, bar (a path, door, etc.) / to prevent (a person or animal) from moving forward by putting oneself in front / to open wide (the eyes) (due to amazement, horror, etc.) / to cancel, cross out, strike out / to remove the blank space left on (an official document, recording, etc.) to prevent subsequent additions or alterations

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sbarrare, strada. / (with a) to bring an end to, shut down, or impede