intercept
intercept
verb (intercepts, intercepted, intercepted, intercepting)
/ˌɪntəˈsept/
​intercept somebody/something to stop somebody/something that is going from one place to another from arriving
Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel.
The letter was intercepted.
Hurst intercepted a pass intended for Julio Jones.
TOPICS War and conflict C2