blitz
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noun
1.
Military.
a.
an overwhelming all-out attack, especially a swift ground attack using armored units and air support.
b.
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.
4.
verb (used with object)
5.
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.
6.
to destroy; demolish: His last-minute refusal blitzed all our plans.
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7.
Football. to charge directly and immediately at the passer; red-dog.
8.
to move in the manner of a blitz: a car that will blitz through rough terrain.
Related forms
blitz·er, noun
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blitz (blɪts) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to attack suddenly and intensively |
| [C20: shortened from German Blitzkrieg lightning war] | |
| Blitz (blɪts) | |
| —n | |
| the Blitz the systematic night-time bombing of Britain in 1940--41 by the German Luftwaffe | |
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Word Origin & History
blitz
"sudden overwhelming attack," 1940, shortening of blitzkrieg (1939). The use in U.S. football is from 1963.
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Slang Dictionary
blitz definition[blɪts]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Their lobbying and public-relations blitz has met with mixed success.
He's still luring people into outrageous situations and hitting them with a straight-faced blitz of bizarre behavior.
However we're in for a propaganda blitz by these lenders.
Protesters say they were brutally beaten up by police, some clubbed in their sleep during the blitz.
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