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blitz

[ blits ]

noun

  1. Military.
    1. an overwhelming all-out attack, especially a swift ground attack using armored units and air support.
    2. an intensive aerial bombing.
  2. any swift, vigorous attack, barrage, or defeat:

    a blitz of commercials every few minutes.

  3. Football. act or instance of charging directly for (the passer) as soon as the ball is snapped; red-dogging.


verb (used with object)

  1. to attack or defeat with or as if with a blitz:

    The town was blitzed mercilessly by enemy planes. The visitors really blitzed the home team.

  2. to destroy; demolish:

    His last-minute refusal blitzed all our plans.

verb (used without object)

  1. Football. to charge directly and immediately at the passer; red-dog.
  2. to move in the manner of a blitz:

    a car that will blitz through rough terrain.

Blitz

1

/ ²ú±ôɪ³Ù²õ /

noun

  1. the Blitz
    the systematic night-time bombing of Britain in 1940–41 by the German Luftwaffe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

blitz

2

/ ²ú±ôɪ³Ù²õ /

noun

  1. a violent and sustained attack, esp with intensive aerial bombardment
  2. any sudden intensive attack or concerted effort

    an advertising blitz

    a drink-driving blitz

  3. American football a defensive charge on the quarterback
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to attack suddenly and intensively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blitz1

First recorded in 1935–40; shortening of blitzkrieg
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blitz1

C20: shortened from German Blitzkrieg lightning war
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It's not a story about the terror of the Holocaust or even the brave Britons who lived through the blitz in England.

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Since taking office in January, Trump has announced blitz of new tariffs while also calling for big cuts to taxes, regulation, and government spending.

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