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Blitz
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- 1 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. historical
- 1 A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz. countable
- 2 a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment wordnet
- 3 A swift and overwhelming attack or effort. countable
"We embarked on a publicity blitz, putting posters and flyers all around town."
- 4 (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line wordnet
- 5 A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer. countable
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- 6 Ellipsis of blitz chess. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
"What I had played was chess. Specially, I knocked out some 2,000 games of speed (or "blitz") chess in the two months leading up to the tournament. In fact, I played so much that I'm currently in the top half-percent of more than 1.3 million of blitz players at an online chess competition site."
- 7 The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor. countable, uncountable
- 8 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. countable, uncountable
- 1 To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action. transitive
"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 attack suddenly and without warning wordnet
- 3 To perform a blitz. intransitive
"The Washington High defense almost always blitzes on third down."
- 4 To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender. transitive
"To make nut roast, you have to blitz the nuts in the food processor before adding the parsley and breadcrumbs."
- 5 To do something quickly or in one session. informal, transitive
Etymology
Clipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).
Clipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).
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.
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