Close and Intercept

Close

Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.

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Intercept and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intercept" instead a verb "Close".

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Intercept verb - To stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course.

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Close and intercept are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb "Intercept".

Even before you intercept her and get to see her up close, you know you're in for something big.

Source: Video Game / FTL: Faster Than Light
The Close In Weaksauce System — if it exists — will valiantly try to intercept enemy attacks, and fail.

Source: Standard Starship Scuffle
There's also Shadow Destroyer's gambit, which has allowed Therakiel to get this close to starting the Apocalypse...with the goal to intercept him at the last minute and claim rulership over this entire dimension...or at least the smoldering ruins thereof. Eep.

Source: Video Game / Champions Online

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