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stop vs intercept

intercept vs stop

stop and intercept both are nouns.

stop and intercept both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
intercept Yes No Yes No
As verbs, stop and intercept are synonyms defined as:
  • stop and intercept: seize on its way
stop (noun) intercept (noun)
the act of stopping something the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
a brief stay in the course of a journey
a restraint that checks the motion of something
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption
stop (verb) intercept (verb)
prevent completion seize on its way
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
seize on its way
render unsuitable for passage
come to a halt, stop moving
cause to end
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Difference between stop and intercept

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