Intercept

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.

Verb

 * 1)  To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
 * 2)  To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.

Adverbs for Intercept
subtly; dexterously; slyly; treacherously; inimically; jealously; hatefully; selfishly; zealously; perfidiously.

Thesaurus
arrest, attend, attend to, auscultate, be all ears, bend an ear, block, bottle up, bug, catch, check, cock the ears, countercheck, curb, cut off, dam up, damp, dampen, deflect, delay, detain, eavesdrop, examine by ear, give attention, give audience to, give ear, grab, hark, head off, hear, hear out, hearken, heed, hinder, hold back, hold in check, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, interfere with, intermeddle, interrupt, intervene, keep back, keep in check, lend an ear, listen, listen at, listen in, listen to, meddle, oppose, repress, resist, restrain, retard, scotch, seize, set back, sit in on, slacken, snub, stop, suppress, take, tap, trap, wiretap

Etymology

 * From Latin interceptum, past participle of intercipere.

Pronunciation

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Noun

 * Finnish:


 * Japanese: 傍受


 * Finnish:


 * Japanese: 迎撃


 * Finnish: leikkauspisteen koordinaatti


 * Hungarian: tengelymetszet

Verb

 * Croatian: ,
 * Finnish:, , ,


 * French:
 * Japanese: 阻止する
 * Polish: przechwycić


 * Dutch:
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