blitz — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.

   Usage

   • Countable

2. A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.

   Usage

   • Countable

   Examples

   We embarked on a publicity blitz, putting posters and flyers all around town.

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   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.

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   Liberal activists promised a well-funded summertime blitz, replete with home-state rallies and million-dollar ad campaigns, to try to ramp up pressure on a handful of Senate Democrats opposed to changing the rules.

   As well as its revamped search bar, Google unveiled a blitz of other innovations that point to the longer-term evolution of the product.

3. A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.

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   • Countable

4. The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

5. 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.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Verb

1. To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   charge

   Examples

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   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.

2. To perform a blitz.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Examples

   The Washington High defense almost always blitzes on third down.

3. To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   zhoosh

   Examples

   To make nut roast, you have to blitz the nuts in the food processor before adding the parsley and breadcrumbs.

4. To do something quickly or in one session.

   Usage

   • Informal
   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   hurryzoom

Noun

1. (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line

   Synonyms

   safety blitzlinebacker blitzing

   Broader terms

   maneuvermanoeuvreplay

2. a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

   Synonyms

   blitzkrieg

   Broader terms

   attackonslaughtonsetonrush

Verb

1. attack suddenly and without warning

   Broader terms

   attackassail

   Examples

   Hitler blitzed Poland