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1. (v.t.) intercept
to take, seize, or halt (someone or something on the way from one place to another); cut off from an intended destination:
to intercept a messenger.
2. intercept
to secretly listen to or record (a transmitted communication).
3. intercept
to stop or interrupt the course, progress, or transmission of.
4. intercept
to take possession of (a ball or puck) during an attempted pass by an opposing team.
5. intercept
to stop or check (passage, travel, etc.):
to intercept an escape.
6. intercept
to catch up to and destroy (an aircraft or missile).
7. intercept
Math. to mark off or include, as between two points or lines.
8. intercept
to intersect.
9. intercept
Obs. to prevent the operation or effect of.
10. intercept
Obs. to cut off from access, sight, etc.
11. (n.) intercept
an intercepted communication.
12. intercept
Math.
13. intercept
an intercepted segment of a line.
14. intercept
(in a coordinate system) the distance from the origin to the point at which a curve or line intersects an axis.
Etymology: (1535–45; < L interceptus, ptp. of intercipere to intercept =inter-inter-+-cipere, comb. form of capere to take)
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| Definition of 'Intercept' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) intercept
the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
2. (verb) intercept, stop
seize on its way
"The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"
3. (verb) wiretap, tap, intercept, bug
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
"The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"
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1. (verb) intercept
to prevent sb or sth from arriving at a place
The email was intercepted by the government.
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| Definition of 'Intercept' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Intercept
a part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves
2. (verb) Intercept
to take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the destined place; to cause to stop on the passage; as, to intercept a letter; a telegram will intercept him at Paris
3. (verb) Intercept
to obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to hinder or oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river
4. (verb) Intercept
to interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade
5. (verb) Intercept
to include between; as, that part of the line which is intercepted between the points A and B
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Sense: to stop or catch (a person, thing etc) before he, it etc arrives at the place to which he, it etc is going, being sent etc
The messenger was intercepted on his way to the king.
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 Afrikaans: onderskep |
 Arabic: يَعْتَرِض، يوقِف |
 Bulgarian: пресрещам |
 Brazilian: interceptar |
 Czech: (za)chytit |
 German: abfangen |
 Danish: standse; opsnappe |
 Greek: αναχαιτίζω, ανακόπτω την |
 Spanish: interceptar |
 Estonian: kinni pidama |
 Farsi: راه بستن بر؛ بازداشتن |
 Finnish: siepata |
 French: intercepter |
 Hebrew: לְייָרֵט |
 Hindi: बीच में रोकना |
 Croatian: presresti |
 Hungarian: elfog |
 Indonesian: mencegat |
 Icelandic: stöðva e-ð á miðri leið |
 Italian: intercettare |
 Japanese: 途中で捕える |
 Korean: 도중에서 붙잡다 |
 Lithuanian: sučiupti, paimti |
 Latvian: pārtvert |
 Malay: memintas |
 Dutch: onderscheppen |
 Norwegian: huke, snappe opp, avskjær |
 Polish: przechwycić |
 Persian: راه بستن بر؛ بازداشتن |
 Pashto: پرېكول، په لاركښېراګرزول، |
 Portuguese: interceptar |
 Romanian: a opri, a prinde |
 Russian: перехватить |
 Slovak: (za)chytiť |
 Slovenian: prestreči |
 Serbian: presresti |
 Swedish: genskjuta, hejda, snappa |
 Thai: สกัดกั้น |
 Turkish: durdurmak, yolunu kesmek |
 Taiwanese: 攔截 |
 Ukrainian: перехоплювати; перетнути |
 Urdu: بیچ میں روک لینا |
 Vietnamese: ngăn chặn |
 Chinese: 拦截 |
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