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intercept

/ˌɪntɚˈsɛpt/ · 9 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. verb

    seize on its way

    The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace

  2. verb

    tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

    The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy

  3. noun

    the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis

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