blitz

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
2. (countable) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
3. (countable) A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of blitz chess.
5. (countable, uncountable) The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor.
6. (countable, uncountable) An occurrence in which large numbers of fish, typically striped bass or bluefish, feed on a school of baitfish, typically one in which the occurrence can be seen from the surface.

Verb

1. (transitive) To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
2. (intransitive) To perform a blitz.
3. (transitive) To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.
4. (informal, transitive) To do something quickly or in one session.

Synonyms

blitzkrieg

assault

bombardment

raid

destroy by bombing

linebacker blitzing

safety blitz

bombings

mail bombing

shelling

strafe

blast

attack

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bombard

blitz campaign

bombing

Translations

αστραπιαία

βομβαρδίζω

تفجير

atac sobtat

Blitzkrieg

Bombardement

Luftkrieg

Bombenabwurf

Bombenanschlag

Bombenanschläge

αιφνιδιαστική επίθεση

bombardeig

κεραυνοβόλος πόλεμος

قصف

الغارة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/blɪts/

Etymology

Clipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).