blitznoun [ C ]
uk/blɪts/us/blɪts/blitz noun [ C ] (ATTACK)
a fast, violent attack on a town, city, etc., usually with bombs dropped from aircraft
(in American football) an occasion when players run directly at the opposing quarterback in order to try to stop him throwing the ball
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Attacking & invading
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- engage
- engagement
- going-over
- incursion
- invade
- invader
- invasion
- offensive
- rip into sb/sth
- rush
- sack
- sacking
- sally
- seize
- sortie
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blitz noun [ C ] (ACTIVITY)
a lot of energetic activity:
specialized games the situation in which both players have to make a lot of moves in a very short period at the end of a game of chess, before the time allowed is past
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Short in time
- awhile
- be short notice idiom
- bit
- brevity
- brief
- ephemeral
- evanescent
- fit
- fleeting
- flutter
- minute 1
- moment
- momentarily
- momentary
- msec
- quick
- sec
- shortish
- twinkling
- wee hours
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Idiom(s)
blitzverb [ T ]
blitz verb [ T ] (ATTACK)
to attack a town, city, etc. quickly and violently, usually with bombs dropped from aircraft:
(in American football ) to run directly at the opposing quarterback in order to try and stop him throwing the ball
blitz verb [ T ] (MIX)
informal to mix or cut up food quickly in or with an electric machine or tool:
blitz verb [ T ] (KEEP SENDING)
informal to keep sending or doing something many times over a short period of time:
blitz verb [ T ] (DEFEAT)
informal to defeat an opponent quickly and easily:
blitz verb [ T ] (MAKE EFFORT)
UK informal to make a great effort to improve something or do something that needs to be done: