| VERB | contact | intercept, stop | seize / seize on its way |
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| perception | intercept, wiretap, tap, bug | tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | |
| NOUN | cognition | intercept | the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis |
| Sounds | ih.nerseh'pt; ih.nterseh'pt | |
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| Rhymes | accept ... windswept: 12 rhymes with ehpt... | |
| Meaning | The point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis. | |
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| Broader | point | A geometric element that has position but no extension |
| Meaning | seize / seize on its way. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace" | |
| Synonym | stop | |
| Narrower | cut off, cut out | cut off and stop |
| Broader | catch, grab, take hold of | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of |
| Spanish | detener, interceptar, intervenir | |
| Catalan | interceptar, intervenir | |
| Nouns | interception | the act of intercepting |
| interceptor | a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy / enemy aircraft | |
| Meaning | tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | wiretap, tap, bug | |
| Broader | listen in, eavesdrop | listen without the speaker's knowledge |
| Spanish | interceptar, intervenir, pinchar | |
| Catalan | interceptar | |
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