1. to stop, catch, or interrupt something before it reaches its intended destination
2. to cut across or intersect a line, curve, or surface
Usage: mathematics

1. the act of intercepting something
2. the point where a line crosses an axis on a graph
Usage: mathematics

Examples

• The quarterback threw a pass, but the defender intercepted it.
• Police intercepted the smugglers at the border.
• The missile defense system can intercept incoming threats.
• The two lines intercept at the origin.
• The y-intercept of this equation is 5.
• The intercept was crucial to winning the game.
• Security forces made several drug intercepts this month.