intercept

in-ter-cept · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To stop, seize, or interrupt something or someone on its way from one place to another.

  2. 2.

    (Sports) To catch or gain possession of a pass intended for an opponent.

  3. 3.

    (Mathematics) The point at which a line crosses an axis.

Related words

Antonyms: forward, release
See also: catch, intercepted, interception
Synonyms: block, catch, seize

Etymology

From Latin interceptus, past participle of intercipere "to take between," from inter- "between" + capere "to take."