Intercept (Verb)
Meaning 1
Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The authorities attempted to intercept confidential messages by tapping into the secured communication line of the company.
- Security experts detected the bug in the CEO's office and took immediate action to prevent the further interception of sensitive information.
- They suspected that their phones were being tapped, so they avoided discussing business matters over the phone.
- Intelligence agencies around the world often intercept telecommunications to gather valuable information on potential security threats.
- The whistleblower claimed that the journalist's phone was tapped, and their conversations about the government scandal had been intercepted by unknown parties.
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Meaning 2
Seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The fighter jet was scrambled to intercept the enemy bomber that had crossed the border.
- The coast guard will intercept the ship suspected of smuggling contraband into the country's waters.
- Soldiers were deployed to intercept a group of hostile rebels attempting to reach the capital city.
- An F-16 fighter was dispatched to intercept a small plane that had wandered into restricted airspace.
- A police car was sent to intercept the stolen vehicle before it reached the city limits.