Definition of intercept

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  • intercept is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
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Definition of intercept

  • tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bug
    2. tap
    3. wiretap
  • seize on its way (verb)

    Examples

    1. The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace

    Synonyms

    1. stop
  • the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis (noun)

See definition of intercept in Merriam Webster