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Intercept
ˌɪntəˈsɛpt
Intercept definitions
verb
intercept
intercepted
intercepting
intercepts
- obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination
"intelligence agencies intercepted a series of telephone calls"
- (in sport) catch or take possession of (a pass made by an opposing player)
"Phillips reacted quickly after Konate intercepted a pass"
- cut off or deflect (light or other electromagnetic radiation)
"a second prism can be swung in to intercept the light beam"
- (of a line or surface) mark or cut off (part of a space, line, or surface)
noun
intercept
intercepts
- an act or instance of intercepting something
"he read the file of radio intercepts"
- (in sport) an act of catching or taking possession of a pass made by an opposing player
"he scored a runaway try after an intercept"
- the point at which a given line cuts a coordinate axis; the value of the coordinate at that point