blitz

blitz  (blts)

n.

1.

a. A blitzkrieg.

b. A heavy aerial bombardment.

2. An intense campaign: a media blitz focused on young voters.

3. Football A sudden charge upon the quarterback by one or more of the linebackers or defensive backs when the ball is snapped. Also called red-dog.

v. blitzed, blitz·ing, blitz·es

v.tr.

1. To subject to a blitz.

2. Football To rush (the quarterback) in a blitz.

v.intr. Football

To carry out a blitz.

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[Short for blitzkrieg.]

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blitz

Noun

1. a violent and sustained attack by enemy aircraft

2. any intensive attack or concerted effort

Verb

to attack suddenly and intensively [see blitzkrieg]

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Blitz

Noun

the Blitz the systematic bombing of Britain in 1940–41 by the German Air Force

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blitz - (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line linebacker blitzing, safety blitz American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays maneuver, manoeuvre, play - a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"
	2.	blitz - a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment blitzkrieg attack, onrush, onset, onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
Verb	1.	blitz - attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland" attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

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blitz

noun attack, strike, assault, raid, offensive, onslaught, bombardment, bombing campaign, blitzkrieg

Translations

blitz [blɪts] n → bombardeo aéreo;

to have a blitz on sth (fig) → emprenderla con algo

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blitz [blɪts] n → bombardement (aérien);

to have a blitz on sth (fig) → s'attaquer à qch

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blitz [blɪts] n (Mil) → Luftangriff m;

to have a blitz on sth (fig) → einen Großangriff auf etw acc starten

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blitz [blɪts] n → blitz m;

to have a blitz on sth (fig) → prendere d'assalto qc