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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 |
− | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1obsolete : prevent, hinder | *1obsolete : prevent, hinder | ||
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:b : to intercept a pass thrown by (an opponent) | :b : to intercept a pass thrown by (an opponent) | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
− | An '''interception''', intercept or pick is a move in many forms of [ | + | An '''interception''', intercept or pick is a move in many forms of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football football], including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_football Canadian] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football American football], as well as rugby league, rugby union, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football Australian rules football] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_football Gaelic football], which involves a pass, either by foot or hand, being caught by an [[opposition]] player, who usually gains [[possession]] for his team.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interception] |
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] |
Latest revision as of 23:57, 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]