intercepting

Verb

intercept (third-person singular simple present intercepts, present participle intercepting, simple past and past participle intercepted)

1. (transitive) To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
   • The police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit.
2. (transitive) To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.
   1. (transitive) Of a defensive player: to steal a pass thrown by the opposing team, gaining possession of the ball.
3. (transitive) To take or comprehend between.
4. To perform an aeronautical action in which a fighter approaches a suspicious aircraft to escort it away from a prohibited area, or approaches an enemy aircraft to shoot it down.

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