intercept

Phonetic Respelling: [ verb in-ter-sept; noun in-ter-sept ]

Definition:

v. to stop or seize something while it is on its way somewhere

Sentence:

The police will intercept the car at the intersection.

More example sentences:

The police will intercept the car at the intersection.

Hear it

His catlike quickness enabled him to intercept the pass. Spelled as one word.

Hear it

They used counterintelligence to intercept the message.

Hear it

Synonyms:

head off; seize something; stop

Antonyms:

let go; continue

Intercept rhymes:

• One Syllable Rhymes
  • crept
  • kept
  • leaped
  • leapt
  • prepped
  • sept
  • slept
  • stepped
  • swept
  • wept
• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • accept
  • adept
  • except
  • inept
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • overslept