intercept

/ˌɪntɚsˈɛpt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis

verb

1. seize on its way
   “The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace”
2. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
   “The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy”

Synonyms for intercept

• stop
• wiretap
• tap
• bug

Words that rhyme with intercept

• accept
• inept
• adept
• except
• precept
• sept
• kept
• swept
• windswept
• crept
• leaped
• leapt
• overslept
• overstepped
• prepped
• sidestepped
• slept
• stepped
• wept