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Noun intercept has 1 sense

intercept - the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
--₁ is a kind of point

Verb intercept has 2 senses

intercept, stop - seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"
--₁ is one way to catch, grab, take hold of

Derived forms: noun interception₁, noun interceptor₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
wiretap, tap, intercept, bug - tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"
--₂ is one way to listen in, eavesdrop
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something