Defenition of the word intercept

• Defenition of the word intercept

  • To seize someone on its way.
  • To tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information.
  • the value at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
  • seize on its way, such as a letter; "intercept a messenger"
  • tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
  • the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
  • seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country''s airspace"
  • tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"
  • seize on its way

Synonyms for the word intercept

• • bug
  • capture
  • catch
  • cut off
  • interrupt
  • seize
  • stop
  • tap
  • wiretap

Similar words in the intercept

• • intercept
  • intercepted
  • intercepting
  • interception
  • interception's
  • interceptions
  • interceptor
  • interceptor's
  • interceptors
  • intercepts

Hyponyms for the word intercept

• • cut off
  • cut out

Hypernyms for the word intercept

• • catch
  • coordinate
  • eavesdrop
  • grab
  • listen in
  • point
  • take hold of

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