intercept
1. in.ter.cept \.int-*r-'sept\ \-'sep-sh*n\ \-'sep-tiv\ vt [L interceptus, pp. of intercipere, fr. inter- + capere] to take, seize - more at HEAVE 1: to stop or interrupt the progress or course of obs 2: PREVENT, HINDER obs 3: to interrupt communication or connection with 4: INTERSECT - in.ter.cep.tion n 2. in.ter.cept \'int-*r-.sept\ n : the distance from the origin to a point where a graph crosses a coordina te axis