Definition of intercept

• v. t. - To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the destined place; to cause to stop on the passage; as, to intercept a letter; a telegram will intercept him at Paris.
• v. t. - To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to hinder or oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river.
• v. t. - To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade.
• v. t. - To include between; as, that part of the line which is intercepted between the points A and B.
• n. - A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves.