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==Origin==
[http://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
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football football], including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_football Canadian] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football American football], as well as rugby league, rugby union, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football Australian rules football] and [http://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.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interception]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[http://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
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football football], including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_football Canadian] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football American football], as well as rugby league, rugby union, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football Australian rules football] and [http://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.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interception]
[[Category: General Reference]]
