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intercept

Pronunciation: /ɪntəˈsɛpt/

The English word “intercept” has 9 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
  2. To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.
  3. Of a defensive player: to steal a pass thrown by the opposing team, gaining possession of the ball.
  4. To take or comprehend between.
  5. To perform an aeronautical action in which a fighter approaches a suspicious aircraft to escort it away from a prohibited area, or approaches an enemy aircraft to shoot it down.

noun

  1. An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
  2. An interception of a missile.
  3. The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.
  4. A form of market research where consumers are intercepted and interviewed in a retail store or mall.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interceptum, past participle of intercipiō.

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