INTERCEPTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
   Hypernyms(s) interception is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • grab (what does grab mean?)
   • snatch (what does snatch mean?)
   • snap (what does snap mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of intercepting
   • preventing something from proceeding or arriving
   Usage Example(s)
   • he resorted to the interception of his daughter’’s letters
   • he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible
   Hypernyms(s) interception is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • prevention (what does prevention mean?)
   • bar (what does bar mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • intercept (what does intercept mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)