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| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIO Middle English], from [[Latin]] ''interceptus'', past participle of ''intercipere'', from ''inter''- + ''capere'' to take, seize |
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
Revision as of 22:29, 12 December 2020
Origin
Middle English, from Latin interceptus, past participle of intercipere, from inter- + capere to take, seize
Definitions
- 1obsolete : prevent, hinder
- 2a : to stop, seize, or interrupt in progress or course or before arrival
- b : to receive (a communication or signal directed elsewhere) usually secretly
- 3obsolete : to interrupt communication or connection with
- 4: to include (part of a curve, surface, or solid) between two points, curves, or surfaces <the part of a circumference intercepted between two radii>
- 5a : to gain possession of (an opponent's pass)
- b : to intercept a pass thrown by (an opponent)
Description
An interception, intercept or pick is a move in many forms of football, including Canadian and American football, as well as rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules football and Gaelic football, which involves a pass, either by foot or hand, being caught by an opposition player, who usually gains possession for his team.[1]
