verb#7,331 by frequency

abfangen

/ˈʔapfaŋən/

to intercept, to stop; to intercept, to catch

Meanings

1
to intercept, to stop — to prevent a strike or projectile from reaching its target
- Er kann werfen, laufen, abfangen, treten: Tom kann alles.
  He can throw, he can run, he can block, he can kick; Tom can do it all.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to intercept, to catch — to interact with a person while they are on their way to somewhere, chiefly with the intent to distract, stop or get something from them
3
to catch, to pull out of a dive — a planerare
4
to catch oneself, to break one's fall — to stop or slow one's fall by holding on to something or bracing against a surfacerare