blitz

noun

/blɪts/

Etymology

Specific use of blitz. The Blitz was in truth not a blitzkrieg, which is a rapid ground offensive based on superior tank forces. However, the word was current at the time for the successful German campaigns in Poland and France, and was transferred to the attacks on Britain, perhaps by association of Blitz (“lightning”) with the bombings.

derived from Blitzkrieg

Definitions

A sudden attack, especially an air raid
A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
2
A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
- We embarked on a publicity blitz, putting posters and flyers all around town.
- Ultimately, though, Liverpool had inflicted a grievous result in the first leg when they scored three times in a 19-minute blitz and, importantly, did not concede an away goal.
- He [Yoshihide Suga] seems to be counting on a media blitz with feel-good effects around the Games to improve his sagging popularity.
A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
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1. Ellipsis of blitz chess.
2. The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor.
3. An occurrence in which large numbers of fish, typically striped bass or bluefish, feed on…
  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.
4. 7
  To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
  - So the question remains — what to do with ignorance, which I must presume is deliberate, as in this media-blitzed era it is not possible to be truly ignorant after age 12.
5. 8
  To perform a blitz.
  - The Washington High defense almost always blitzes on third down.
6. 9
  To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.
  - To make nut roast, you have to blitz the nuts in the food processor before adding the parsley and breadcrumbs.
7. To do something quickly or in one session.
8. The series of air raids launched on various cities in the United Kingdom by the German…
  The series of air raids launched on various cities in the United Kingdom by the German air force in 1940–41 during World War II.

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Derived

bioblitz, Blitz, blitzable, blitzar, blitzbuggy, blitz chess, blitzscale, blitz torte, blitz truck, zero blitz, blitz out

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA