intercepted
Grabbed mid-flight
Intercepted is the past tense of intercept, meaning to stop or catch something in transit before it reaches its destination.
A pass is intercepted when a defender catches a ball meant for an opponent.
Communications are intercepted when a third party captures messages between others: The FBI intercepted their phone calls.
She intercepted him in the hallway before he could leave.
Transmitted communication
- transmissionSending of information
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- decryptReverse encoding process
decode · cipher · surveillance · wiretap · eavesdrop · signal · radio · classified
Move beyond or decline
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- pick-sixInterception for touchdown
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- quarterbackPassing position in football
touchdown · return · coverage · tipped · bobbled · thrown · caught · receiver
Goods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- smuggledMoved goods illegally
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
weapons · customs · border · confiscated · trafficking · interdiction · patrol · checkpoint
message
Transmitted communication
- transmissionSending of information
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
decrypt · decode · cipher · surveillance · wiretap · eavesdrop · signal · radio · classified · covert
pass
Move beyond or decline
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- pick-sixInterception for touchdown
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
quarterback · touchdown · return · coverage · tipped · bobbled · thrown · caught · receiver · route
shipment
Goods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- smuggledMoved goods illegally
drugs · weapons · customs · border · confiscated · trafficking · interdiction · patrol · checkpoint · bust
pass
Move beyond or decline
goal · attempt · deflected · swatted · tipped · blocked · goalkeeper · defender · reached · stretched
letter
Written symbol or message
mail · correspondence · messenger · dispatch · courier · delivery · rerouted · forwarded · intended · recipient
intercepteddelivered
Brought to recipient
received · reached · arrived · got through · completed
interceptedsent
Caused to go
transmitted · released · dispatched · forwarded · passed
interceptedevaded
Successfully avoided capture
passed · went through · eluded · missed · undetected
- police interceptorFast law enforcement vehicle
- interceptor missilesWeapons that neutralize airborne threats
- intercepted messagesCommunications captured mid-transmission
intercept, interception, intercepting, intercepts, interceptor, unintercepted