intercept
v.
take, seize; cause to stop; delay, hinder, obstruct; interrupt; intersect (Mathematics); take possession of a ball or puck (Sports)
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Noun
1. the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
(hypernym) point
Verb
1. seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"
(synonym) stop
(hypernym) catch, grab, take hold of
(hyponym) cut off, cut out
(derivation) interception
2. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"
(synonym) wiretap, tap, bug
(hypernym) listen in, eavesdrop
Intercept
(v. t.)
To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the destined place; to cause to stop on the passage; as, to intercept a letter; a telegram will intercept him at Paris.
(v. t.)
To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to hinder or oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river.
(v. t.)
To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade.
(v. t.)
To include between; as, that part of the line which is intercepted between the points A and B.
(n.)
A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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