An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.

An interception of a missile.

(algebraic geometry) The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.

(marketing) A form of market research where consumers are intercepted and interviewed in a retail store or mall.

(transitive) To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).

(transitive, sports) Gain possession of the ball in a ball game, particularly in american football, by stealing a pass thrown by the opposing team.

(transitive, mathematics) To take or comprehend between.

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.