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Intersect (verb)
To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
“Parallel lines don’t intersect.”
“Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the centre.”
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Intersect (verb)
Of two sets, to have at least one element in common.
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Intercept (verb)
To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
“The police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit.”
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Intercept (verb)
To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game
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Intercept (verb)
To take or comprehend between.
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Intercept (noun)
An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
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Intercept (noun)
An interception of a missile.
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Intercept (noun)
The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.
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Intercept (noun)
A form of market research where consumers are intercepted and interviewed in a retail store or mall.