Interceptive example sentences

[ˌin(t)ərˈseptiv] ✕ Play

  - adjective form of intercept

✕ Play verb [ˌin(t)ərˈsept, ˈin(t)ərsept]

intercept (verb) · intercepts (third person present) · intercepted (past tense) · intercepted (past participle) · intercepting (present participle)

  - obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination:

  - (in sports) catch or take possession of (a pass made by an opposing player):

  - cut off or deflect (light or other electromagnetic radiation):

  - (of a line or surface) mark or cut off (part of a space, line, or surface).

  - an act or instance of intercepting something:

  - (in sports) an act of catching or taking possession of a pass made by an opposing player:

  - the point at which a given line cuts a coordinate axis; the value of the coordinate at that point.

Synonyms

intercept, stop, catch, seize, grab, snatch, expropriate, commandeer, obstruct, impede, interrupt, block, check, detain, attack, ambush, challenge, waylay, accost, tackle, confront, buttonhole

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