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1. (military) a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
   - blitzkrieg
    
2. (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
   - safety blitz, linebacker blitzing
    
3. [informal] A sudden concerted effort to do something

1. Attack suddenly and without warning
   "Hitler blitzed Poland"
    
2. [informal] Blend food in a food processor

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