intercept

(transitive) To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).

(transitive, sports) To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game

(transitive, American football) Of a defensive player: to steal a pass thrown by the opposing team, gaining possession of the ball.

(transitive, mathematics) To take or comprehend between.

An aeronautical action in which a fighter approaches a suspicious aircraft to escort it away from a prohibited area, or approaches an enemy aircraft to shoot it down.