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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
intercepts, intercepting, intercepted |
| definition 1: |
to stop or seize, thereby interrupting the movement or progress of.
The police intercepted the thieves as they attempted to escape.The smugglers' boat was intercepted by the Coast Guard.- similar words:
- head off, stop, waylay
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| definition 2: |
in sports, to interrupt the movement or course of (a player or pass), or to take possession of (the opponent's ball).
The pass was intercepted and the other team was able to score.
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| definition 3: |
in mathematics, to include, as between two lines, points, or surfaces; intersect.
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| related words: |
catch, make, snag |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an intervention in the movement or progress of something.
The intercept of the parcel had been planned by government agents for months. |
| definition 2: |
in mathematics, the portion of a line that has been intercepted, or the distance from the origin of a coordinate axis to a point at which the axis is intersected by a curve, line, or surface.
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| derivation: |
interceptive (adj.) |
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