intercept

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.
Of a defensive player: to steal a pass thrown by the opposing team, gaining possession of the ball.
To take or comprehend between.
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

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

Pronunciation

ĭntəsĕpt' /ɪntəˈsɛpt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intercept (verb).wav ĭntərsĕpt' /ɪntɚˈsɛpt/ ĭn'təsĕpt /ˈɪntəsɛpt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intercept (noun).wav ĭn'tərsĕpt /ˈɪntɚsɛpt/

Word forms

intercept intercepts intercepting intercepted no-table-tags glossary interceptest interceptedst intercepteth

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interceptum, past participle of intercipiō.

Related words

bug

Derived words

interceptable interception interceptional interceptive unintercepted interceptor intercept theorem rotary-wing intercept x-intercept y-intercept z-intercept

Translations

Arabic: اِعْتَرَضَ Bulgarian: пресичам Catalan: interceptar Chinese Mandarin: 截奪 /截夺 Chinese Mandarin: 搶截 /抢截 Dutch: onderscheppen Finnish: siepata Finnish: riistää French: intercepter German: abfangen Japanese: 奪う Polish: przechwycić Portuguese: interceptar Russian: перехва́тывать Russian: перехвати́ть Spanish: interceptar Spanish: interrumpir

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