hastily

a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy v

n a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. n a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy v render unsuitable for passage v prevent access to by barricading v block off with barricades

v move or jump suddenly v secure or lock with a bolt v swallow hastily v run away

usually includes taking something or somebody along v leave suddenly and as if in a hurry v eat hastily without proper chewing v make or roll into bolts

n a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder n a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech n the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key n the act of moving with great haste n a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length n a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener n a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) v move or jump suddenly v secure or lock with a bolt v swallow hastily v run away