intercept

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
point

II - verb

1. seize on its way (Freq. 5)
- The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
• Syn:
stop
• Derivationally related forms:
stop (for: stop), interception, interceptor
• Hypernyms:
catch, grab, take hold of
• Hyponyms:
cut off, cut out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. 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?
• Syn:
wiretap, tap, bug
• Derivationally related forms:
bug (for: bug), tap (for: tap), tapper (for: tap), wiretap (for: wiretap), wiretapper (for: wiretap)
• Hypernyms:
listen in, eavesdrop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  wiretap, tap, bug, stop