intercept
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Synonyms: interest, intercede, interrupt, interject, interment, interceed, intersect, intercut, intersert, intervert, internet
Antonyms: interest, intercede, interrupt, interject, interment, interceed, intersect, intercut, intersert, intervert, internet
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Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[stop]], [[deflect]] or [[divert]] (something in [[progress]] or [[motion]]).
- {{lb|en|transitive|sports}} To gain [[possession]] of (the ball) in a [[ball game]].
- {{lb|en|transitive|math}} 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]].
- {{senseid|en|interception of a missile}}An interception of a [[missile]].
- {{lb|en|algebraic geometry}} The [[coordinate]] of the [[point]] at which a [[curve]] [[intersect]]s an [[axis]].
- {{lb|en|marketing}} A form of [[market research]] where [[consumer]]s are intercepted and interviewed in a [[retail]] [[store]] or [[mall]].
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