intercept
Grab mid-flight
To intercept is to stop or catch something in transit before it reaches its destination.
You can intercept a pass in football, intercept enemy communications, or intercept someone on their way out the door.
The defense intercepted three passes.
In mathematics, an intercept is a point where a line or curve crosses an axis.
As a noun in sports, an interception is often shortened to intercept: He had two intercepts in the fourth quarter.
Something blocking the way
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- blockadeSealing off a place
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
hindrance · roadblock · checkpoint · cordon · stop · halt · check · curb
Hidden listening device
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- spyCovert information gatherer
- decodeConvert from cipher
decrypt · signal · transmission · frequency · intelligence · espionage · reconnaissance · listening post
Sales volume or attrition
- pickoffThrow to tag straying runner
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- tipEnd or gratuity
- stealTake without permission
pick · quarterback · defender · cornerback · safety · linebacker · coverage · zone
Route for traveling
- coursePlanned path forward
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- collision coursePath toward inevitable impact
rendezvous · waypoint · coordinates · vector · flight path · projectile · ballistic · guidance
Network access control system
- intrusion detectionSpotting unauthorized access attempts
- filterPorous separation device
- antivirusMalware detection program
- malware blockingHalting hostile program execution
man-in-the-middle · proxy · gateway · traffic analysis · honeypot
obstruction
Something blocking the way
impediment · hindrance · roadblock · checkpoint · cordon · stop · halt · check · curb · thwart
wiretap
Hidden listening device
decode · decrypt · signal · transmission · frequency · intelligence · espionage · reconnaissance · listening post · bug
seize
Take suddenly, forcibly
catch · apprehend · ambush · ensnare · entrap · snare · net · trap · waylay · cut off
turnover
Sales volume or attrition
- pickoffThrow to tag straying runner
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- tipEnd or gratuity
steal · pick · quarterback · defender · cornerback · safety · linebacker · coverage · zone · man-to-man
path
Route for traveling
- coursePlanned path forward
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
collision course · rendezvous · waypoint · coordinates · vector · flight path · projectile · ballistic · guidance · tracking
firewall
Network access control system
- intrusion detectionSpotting unauthorized access attempts
- filterPorous separation device
- antivirusMalware detection program
malware blocking · man-in-the-middle · proxy · gateway · traffic analysis · honeypot
- coordinate geometrycoordinate, coordinates, coordinate plane, coordinate grid, Cartesian plane
- coordinateslatitude, longitude, coordinates, lat, long
- Dogfightingdogfight, barrel roll, wingman, bandit, six o'clock
- surveillance lawwiretap, FISA, phone tap, electronic surveillance, eavesdropping
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- Graphingaxis, x-axis, y-axis, coordinate, coordinates
interceptforward
Onward in direction
relay · pass along · transmit · facilitate · enable
- police interceptorFast law enforcement vehicle
- interceptor missilesWeapons that neutralize airborne threats
- intercepted messagesCommunications captured mid-transmission
interception, intercepted, intercepting, intercepts, interceptor, interceptors, unintercepted