blitz

Plural: blitzes

Noun

• (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
• a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
• A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
• A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
• A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
• Ellipsis of blitz chess.
• The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor.
• 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.

Verb

Verb Forms: blitzed, blitzing, blitzes

• To subject to a sudden, intense attack.
• attack suddenly and without warning
  • "Hitler blitzed Poland"
• To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
• To perform a blitz.
• To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.
• To do something quickly or in one session.

Examples

• He tried to blitz his opponent with multiple high-scoring words in quick succession in Words With Friends.
• The Washington High defense almost always blitzes on third down.
• To make nut roast, you have to blitz the nuts in the food processor before adding the parsley and breadcrumbs.
• We embarked on a publicity blitz, putting posters and flyers all around town.

Synonyms

blitzkrieg, linebacker blitzing, safety blitz, bustle, charge, fly, get a move on, hasten, haul, haul ass, haul one's ashes, hie, hump it, hurry, hurtle, hustle, make haste, make tracks, move it, rattle one's hocks, rush, scream, shift, skedaddle, speed, swap, zhoosh, zip, zoom

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