to take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate.-to take possession of, in advance of some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occupation, or by measures taken in advance.-to deprive; -- with of.-to obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.