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INTERCEPTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("interception" is a kind of...):
catch; grab; snap; snatch (the act of catching an object with the hands)
Domain category:
American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving
Example:
he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("interception" is a kind of...):
bar; prevention (the act of preventing)
Derivation:
intercept (seize on its way)
