intercept
IPA: ɪntɝsˈɛpt
noun
- An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
- An interception of a missile.
- (algebraic geometry) The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.
- (marketing) A form of market research where consumers are intercepted and interviewed in a retail store or mall.
verb
- (transitive) To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
- (transitive, sports) To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.
- (transitive, American football) Of a defensive player: to steal a pass thrown by the opposing team, gaining possession of the ball.
- (transitive, mathematics) 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.
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