INTERCEPTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does interception mean? 

• INTERCEPTION (noun)
  The noun INTERCEPTION has 2 senses:

1. the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving

2. (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team

  Familiarity information: INTERCEPTION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTERCEPTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible

Hypernyms ("interception" is a kind of...):

bar; prevention (the act of preventing)

Derivation:

intercept (seize on its way)

Sense 2

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)