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Noun: blitz  blits
  1. (military) a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
    "The blitz tactics caught the defending army off guard";
    - blitzkrieg
     
  2. (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
    "The safety blitz caught the quarterback off guard";
    - safety blitz, linebacker blitzing
     
  3. [informal] A sudden concerted effort to do something
    "The company launched a marketing blitz for the new product"
Verb: blitz  blits
  1. Attack suddenly and without warning
    "Hitler blitzed Poland"
     
  2. [informal] Process in a blender until a smooth liquid or puree
    "She blitzd the soup before serving it to the baby";
    - liquidize [Brit], liquidise [Brit], blend
Noun: Blitz  blits
  1. The series of air raids launched on various cities in Britain (including London) by the German airforce 1940-1941
    - The Blitz

Derived forms: blitzes, blitzed, blitzing

Type of: assail, attack, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], onrush, onset, onslaught, play

Encyclopedia: Blitz, David