All intercept synonyms

verb intercept

• head off — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
• cut off — If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool.
• prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
• seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• deflect — If you deflect something that is moving, you make it go in a slightly different direction, for example by hitting or blocking it.
• arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
• ambush — If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.
• catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
• hijack — to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.
• block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
• take away — something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
• hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
• obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
• interlope — to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
• interpose — to place between; cause to intervene: to interpose an opaque body between a light and the eye.
• appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
• curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
• take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• shortstop — Baseball. the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and third base. a fielder who covers this position.
• interrupt — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
• capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
• divert — to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
• cheque — A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
• cut in — If you cut in on someone, you interrupt them when they are speaking.