| Intercept 1. (v. t.) To take or seize before arrival at the destined place; as, to intercept a letter or pass; a telegram will intercept him at Paris. 2. (v. t.) To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to hinder or oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river. 3. (v. t.) To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade. 4. (v. t.) To include between; as, that part of the line which is intercepted between the points A and B. 5. (n.) A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves. Thesaurus Entries arrest, attend, attend to, auscultate, be all ears, bend an ear, block, bottle up, bug, catch, check, cock the ears, countercheck, curb, cut off, dam up, damp, dampen, deflect, delay, detain, eavesdrop, examine by ear, give attention, give audience to, give ear, grab, hark, head off, hear, hear out, hearken, heed, hinder, hold back, hold in check, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, interfere with, intermeddle, interrupt, intervene, keep back, keep in check, lend an ear, listen, listen at, listen in, listen to, meddle, oppose, repress, resist, restrain, retard, scotch, seize, set back, sit in on, slacken, snub, stop, suppress, take, tap, trap, wiretap |