Need another word that means the same as “intercept”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “intercept” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Intercept” are: bug, tap, wiretap, stop, head off, cut off
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “intercept” as a verb can have the following definitions:
bug | Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information. A persistent reporter was bugging me. |
cut off | Cut off the testicles of male animals such as horses. |
head off | Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. |
stop | Stop from happening or developing. We stopped at Aunt Mary s house. |
tap | Make light repeated taps on a surface. Tap beer in a bar. |
wiretap | Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information. The government illegally wiretapped the lawyers. |
audible | Heard or perceptible by the ear. He spoke in an audible whisper. |
audience | A gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance. He requested an audience with the king. |
auditory | Of or relating to the process of hearing. Auditory processing. |
bang | Leap jerk bang. Sarah banged the phone down. |
colloquialism | The use of colloquialisms. Speech allows for colloquialism and slang. |
communication | The successful conveying or sharing of ideas and feelings. They could not act without official communication from Moscow. |
crackle | Having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks as in crackleware. The blazing sun crackled the desert sand. |
dab | A small amount of something. The dab can be heated from underneath with a match lighter or candle until it begins to emit smoke. |
deaf | Make or render deaf. She is deaf to all advice. |
defensive | An attitude of defensiveness especially in the phrase on the defensive. A defensive stance. |
earshot | The range or distance over which one can hear or be heard. The children were told to stay within earshot. |
echo | Ring or echo with sound. Their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks. |
hear | Examine or hear evidence or a case by judicial process. Have you heard the news. |
hearing | The act of hearing attentively. They make good music you should give them a hearing. |
heckler | Someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections. He was adept at dealing with hecklers. |
knock | Knock against with force or violence. I knocked and waited but no one answered. |
listening | The act of hearing attentively. You can learn a lot by just listening. |
mute | Muffle the sound of a musical instrument especially by the use of a mute. When muted and blown hard the trombone produces a very nasal and metallic sound. |
noise | Emit a noise. You ve discovered something that should not be noised about. |
phonetics | The study and classification of speech sounds. A phonetics laboratory. |
phonic | Pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading. The devices of poetry foreground phonic elements that are usually ignored in practical speech. |
ping | Hit with a pinging noise. The ping of the oven timer. |
rap | A piece of rap or the words themselves. Certain banks are to be rapped for delaying interest rate cuts. |
reverberation | A continuing effect; a repercussion. Reverberations of the market crash were felt years later. |
ring | The sound of a bell ringing E A Poe. Fogerty quit the ring to play professional rugby league. |
sound | Music speech and sound effects when recorded and used to accompany a film video or broadcast. Sound investments. |
speaking | Capable of or involving speech or speaking. An English speaking guide. |
strike | Undertake strike action against an employer. If they do strike oil there will be another test well in a year s time. |
tap | A small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe as in tap dancing. Tap one s memory. |
wiretap | Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information. After putting a wiretap on the phone of the pizzeria agents searched shipments bound for the warehouse. |
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