intercept

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intercept[1,transitive verb] intercept[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹in·ter·cept
Pronunciation: "in-t&r-'sept
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin interceptus, past participle of intercipere, from inter- + capere to take, seize -- more at HEAVE
1 obsolete : PREVENT, HINDER
2 a : to stop, seize, or interrupt in progress or course or before arrival b : to receive (a communication or signal directed elsewhere) usually secretly
3 obsolete : to interrupt communication or connection with
4 : to include (part of a curve, surface, or solid) between two points, curves, or surfaces <the part of a circumference intercepted between two radii>
5 a : to gain possession of (an opponent's pass) b : to intercept a pass thrown by (an opponent)