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Definition of intercept

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?"

Similar Words: stop, wiretap, tap, bug

Hyponyms: cut off, cut out

Derivational Morphology: catch, stop, interception, interceptor, bug, wiretap, tap, tapper, wiretapper, phone tapper

Anagrams: recipient, epicenter, epicentre

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