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| intercept | |
| 1. v. To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion). |  |
| The police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit. | |
| 2. v. (transitive, sports) To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game | |
| 3. v. (transitive, American football) Of a defensive player: to steal a pass thrown by the opposing team, gaining possession of the ball. | |
| 4. v. (transitive, math) To take or comprehend between. | |
| 5. n. An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call. | |
| 6. n. An interception of a missile. | |
| 7. n. (algebraic geometry) The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis. | |
| 8. n. (marketing) A form of market research where consumers are intercepted and interviewed in a retail store or mall. | |
