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intercept definition

intercept


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  intercept 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  intercept 
 
  Sense  1 
  intercept,  stop 
  =>  cut  off  cut  out 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  intercept 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  intercept 
 
  Sense  1 
  intercept,  stop 
  =>  cut  off  cut  out 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  intercept 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  intercept 
 
  2  senses  of  intercept 
 
  Sense  1 
  intercept,  stop 
  =>  catch,  grab,  take  hold  of 
 
  Sense  2 
  wiretap,  tap,  intercept,  bug 
  =>  listen  in  eavesdrop 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  intercept 
 
  intercept  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  intercept 
 
  Sense  1 
  intercept,  stop 
  =>  catch,  grab,  take  hold  of 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  wiretap,  tap,  intercept,  bug 
  =>  listen  in  eavesdrop 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  intercept 
  intercept 
  interception 
  interceptor 
 
  Overview  of  noun  intercept 
 
  The  noun  intercept  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  intercept  --  (the  point  at  which  a  line  intersects  a  coordinate  axis) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  intercept 
 
  The  verb  intercept  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  intercept,  stop  --  (seize  on  its  way  "The  fighter  plane  was  ordered  to  intercept  an  aircraft  that  had  entered  the  country's  airspace") 
  2.  wiretap,  tap,  intercept,  bug  --  (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?") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  intercept 
 
  The  noun  intercept  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  intercept  --  (the  point  at  which  a  line  intersects  a  coordinate  axis) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  intercept 
 
  The  verb  intercept  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  intercept,  stop  --  (seize  on  its  way  "The  fighter  plane  was  ordered  to  intercept  an  aircraft  that  had  entered  the  country's  airspace") 
  2.  wiretap,  tap,  intercept,  bug  --  (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?") 



intercept definition