Intercept

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  • transitive verb. To stop, deflect, or interrupt the progress or intended course of.
  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To gain possession of (an opponent's pass), as in football or basketball.
  • transitive verb. To gain possession of a pass made by (an opponent), especially in football.
  • transitive verb. To slow or prevent (precipitation) from reaching the ground. Used of vegetation.
  • transitive verb. To include or bound (a part of a space or curve) between two points or lines.
  • transitive verb. To prevent.
  • transitive verb. To cut off from access or communication.
  • noun. The point or coordinates at which a line, curve, or surface intersects a coordinate axis.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The interception of a missile by another missile or an aircraft by another aircraft.
  • noun. Interception of a radio transmission.
  • noun. An interceptor.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. That which is intercepted; specifically, in geometry, the part of a line lying between the two points at which it is intersected by two other lines, by a curve, by two planes, or by a surface.
  • To take or seize by the way; interrupt the passage or the course of; bring to a halt or a stop: as, to intercept a letter or a messenger; to intercept rays of light.
  • To interrupt connection with or relation to; cut or shut off by interposition or interference; obstruct: as, to intercept one's view or outlook.
  • To interrupt; break off; put an end to.
  • In mathematics, to hold, include, or comprehend.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves.
  • transitive verb. To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the destined place; to cause to stop on the passage
  • transitive verb. To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to hinder or oppose.
  • transitive verb. To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade.
  • transitive verb. To include between.
  • transitive verb. To overhear or view (a communication or message intended for another), without hindering its passage.
  • transitive verb. To catch and take possession of (a ball passed between members of an opposing team).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
  • noun. An interception of a missile.
  • noun. The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.
  • verb. To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
  • verb. To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
  • verb. seize on its way
  • noun. the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
  • Word Usage
    "However, FISA only covers communications intercepts where the target of the intercept is in the US."
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