intercept

To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).

The police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit.

[T]he emotion grew ſo violent that it almost intercepted my reſpiration.

To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.

To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.

To take or comprehend between.

To perform an aeronautical action in which a fighter approaches a suspicious aircraft to escort it away from a prohibited area, or approaches an enemy aircraft to shoot it down.

An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.

An interception of a missile.

The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.

the y intercept

Because the horizontal-axis intercept occurs when y=0 and the vertical-axis intercept occurs when x=0, we can find the intercepts algebraically.

A form of market research where consumers are intercepted and interviewed in a retail store or mall.