verb To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
The police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit.
verb 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.
verb Of a defensive player: to steal a pass thrown by the opposing team, gaining possession of the ball.
verb To take or comprehend between.
verb 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 down.
noun An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
noun An interception of a missile.
noun The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.