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  1. intercept:


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Detailed Synonyms for intercept in English

intercept:

intercept verb

  1. intercept
    intercept; to receive; catch on the way
  2. intercept
    – seize on its way 1
    to stop; intercept
    – seize on its way 1
    • stop verb (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • intercept verb
      • The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace1
  3. intercept
    – tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information 1
    bug; to tap; intercept; wiretap
    – tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information 1
    • bug verb
      • Is this hotel room bugged?1
    • tap verb (taps, tapped, tapping)
      • The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy1
    • intercept verb
    • wiretap verb

intercept [the ~] noun

  1. the intercept
    – the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis 1
    the intercept
    – the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis 1

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Related Definitions for "intercept":

  1. the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis1
  2. seize on its way1
    • The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace1
  3. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information1