interceptverb [ T ]
uk/ˌɪn.təˈsept/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈsept/to stop and catch something or someone before that thing or person is able to reach a particular place:
Law enforcement agents intercepted a shipment of drugs from Central America.
Barry intercepted Naylor's pass and scored the third goal.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bay idiom
- bag
- cage
- capture
- catch
- collar
- corner
- entangle
- get your claws into sb idiom
- get/lay/put your hands on sb idiom
- grab
- seize
- sequester
- snag
- snatch
- snatch at sth
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interception
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌɪn.təˈsep.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈsep.ʃən/
the interception of enemy messages
a pass interception