Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To stop, deflect, or interrupt the progress or intended course of.
- transitive verb To gain possession of (an opponent's pass), as in football or basketball.
- transitive verb To gain possession of a pass made by (an opponent), especially in football.
- transitive verb To slow or prevent (precipitation) from reaching the ground. Used of vegetation.
- transitive verb Mathematics To include or bound (a part of a space or curve) between two points or lines.
- transitive verb Archaic To prevent.
- transitive verb Obsolete To cut off from access or communication.
- noun Mathematics The point or coordinates at which a line, curve, or surface intersects a coordinate axis.
- noun The interception of a missile by another missile or an aircraft by another aircraft.
- noun Interception of a radio transmission.
- noun An interceptor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That which is intercepted; specifically, in geometry, the part of a line lying between the two points at which it is intersected by two other lines, by a curve, by two planes, or by a surface.
- To take or seize by the way; interrupt the passage or the course of; bring to a halt or a stop: as, to
intercept a letter or a messenger; to intercept rays of light. - To interrupt connection with or relation to; cut or shut off by interposition or interference; obstruct: as, to
intercept one's view or outlook. - To interrupt; break off; put an end to.
- In mathematics, to hold, include, or comprehend.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the destined place; to cause to stop on the passage
- transitive verb To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to hinder or oppose.
- transitive verb To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade.
- transitive verb (Math.) To include between.
- transitive verb To overhear or view (a communication or message intended for another), without hindering its passage.
- transitive verb (Sports) To catch and take possession of (a ball passed between members of an opposing team).
- noun (Math.) A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
interception of aradio broadcast or atelephone call . - noun An interception of a
missile . - noun algebraic geometry The
coordinate of thepoint at which acurve intersects anaxis . - verb transitive To
stop ,deflect ordivert (something inprogress ormotion ). - verb transitive, sports To gain
possession of (the ball) in aball game .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
- verb seize on its way
- noun the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If the target of the intercept is not in the US, then the intercept is not covered by FISA as it was amended.
The Volokh Conspiracy » What Al-Haramain Says, And What It Doesn’t Say 2010
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If the target of the intercept is not in the US, then the intercept is not covered by FISA as it was amended.
The Volokh Conspiracy » What Al-Haramain Says, And What It Doesn’t Say 2010
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However, FISA only covers communications intercepts where the target of the intercept is in the US.
The Volokh Conspiracy » What Al-Haramain Says, And What It Doesn’t Say 2010
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I also hope that the intercept is considerably higher than you drew it.
Look, a new coffee-maker! Jessica Hagy 2007
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The phone call intercept was of a digital phone call?.
Brian Greene 2009
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The intercept from the barbarians reads as follows: “Dear Brothers (we don’t recognize “sisters except for breeding and incubating purposes), Soon, very soon, we will unleash our brand of Islam on the Shiites and the Kurds – bide your time, we will act as soon as the cowards from America retreat.
Think Progress » Townhall.com: Associated Press “Caused Some U.S. Soldiers to Lose Their Lives” 2005
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This meant that the NSA could not legally acquire a conversation between an untargeted US person and a targeted Saudi if the location of the intercept was the East Coast international switching station in New Jersey, but could intercept it if the conversation was acquired in the fiber optic cable 12 miles off the NJ coast.
The Volokh Conspiracy » What Al-Haramain Says, And What It Doesn’t Say 2010
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A little more flexibility and removing call intercept on his phone to make time for love might help with his search.
Julie Spira: 5 Signs You're Suffering From Online Dating Fatigue Julie Spira 2011
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So if a woman called Bill outside of those two limited time slots, they'd not only get his voicemail, but he also had "call intercept" on his line requesting that you announce yourself before he'd pick up the call.
Julie Spira: 5 Signs You're Suffering From Online Dating Fatigue Julie Spira 2011
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The judge does not understand that and therefore misinterprets the claim that the intercept was allowed by FISA as an unsubstantiated claim that a warrant was obtained.
The Volokh Conspiracy » What Al-Haramain Says, And What It Doesn’t Say 2010
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