verb#6,619 by frequency
intercept
/ɪntəˈsɛpt/
To stop, deflect or divert; To gain possession of in a ball game; To gain possession of in a ball game.; Of a defensive player: to steal a pass thrown by the opposing team, gaining possession of the ball
- he/she/it
- intercepts
- past
- intercepted
- past participle
- intercepted
Meanings
- 1
To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion)
- 2
To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game
- 3
To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.; Of a defensive player: to steal a pass thrown by the opposing team, gaining possession of the ball
- 4
To take or comprehend between
- 5
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 downrare