1. stopping, catching, or seizing something before it reaches its intended destination
Usage: present participle of intercept

Examples

• The security team is intercepting suspicious packages at the airport.
• The quarterback threw the ball, but the defender was intercepting it.
• Police are intercepting drug shipments at the border.
• The spy was caught intercepting classified messages.
• The goalkeeper is skilled at intercepting passes near the goal.
• Radar systems are intercepting enemy aircraft signals.
• The firewall is intercepting malicious network traffic.