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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blitz /blɪts/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Military, World Historya sudden, swift, and overwhelming military attack.
- any swift, vigorous attack or defeat.
v. [~ + object] - Militaryto attack, defeat, or destroy with or as if with a blitz:blitzed all our proposals.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blitz (blits),USA pronunciation n. - Military
- Militaryan overwhelming all-out attack, esp. a swift ground attack using armored units and air support.
- an intensive aerial bombing.
- any swift, vigorous attack, barrage, or defeat:a blitz of commercials every few minutes.
- Sport[Football.]act or instance of charging directly for (the passer) as soon as the ball is snapped;
red-dogging. - Gamesbingo.
v.t. - Militaryto 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.
- to destroy;
demolish:His last-minute refusal blitzed all our plans.
v.i. - Sport[Football.]to charge directly and immediately at the passer;
red-dog. - to move in the manner of a blitz:a car that will blitz through rough terrain.
- shortening of blitzkrieg 1935–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blitz /blɪts/ n - a violent and sustained attack, esp with intensive aerial bombardment
- any sudden intensive attack or concerted effort
- a defensive charge on the quarterback
vb - (transitive) to attack suddenly and intensively
Etymology: 20th Century: shortened from German Blitzkrieg lightning war Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Blitz /blɪts/ n - the Blitz ⇒ the systematic night-time bombing of Britain in 1940–41 by the German Luftwaffe
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