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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

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blitz

n blitz [blits]

a sudden, vigorous attack, originally in war. blitsaanval حَرْبٌ خاطِفَةٌ внезапно силно нападение bleskový útok lynkrig der Blitzkrieg αιφνιδιαστική επίθεση bombardeo välkrünnak حملۀ شدید و ناگهان salamahyökkäys attaque éclair מִתְקֶפֶת בָּזַק बमबारी bombardniranje villámháború serangan kilat leifturstríð attacco 電撃的攻撃 기습 staigus puolimas zibenskarš serangan udara yang bertalu-talu bliksemaanval lynkrig blitzkrieg bombardeamento război-fulger стремительный налёт, бомбёжка prudký útok bliskovit napad brzi napad blixtanfall, blixtkrig การโจมตีอย่างรวดเร็วและรุนแรง hava saldırısı, hava hücumu 閃電戰 бліцкриг اچانک سخت حملہ cuộc đột kích 闪电战

v

to make an attack on (usually in war) They blitzed London during the war. bombardeer يَشِنُّ هُجوما خاطِفا нападам bleskově zaútočit, (vy)bombardovat føre lynkrig mod schwer bombardieren επιτίθεμαι αιφνιδιαστικά bombardear välkrünnakut tegema یورش بردن tehdä salamahyökkäys bombarder לַהֲרוֹס בְּהָפצָצָה כְּבֵדָה हवाई आक्रमण करना iznenada napasti lerohan menyerang dengan tiba-tiba gera loftsprengjuárás á attaccare 電撃爆撃する 기습하다 staigiai pulti negaidot uzbrukt menyerang bertalu-talu dari udara bombarderen føre lynkrig mot dokonać nalotu, atakować bombardear a ataca fulgerător производить налёт, бомбежку bombardovať bombardirati napasti rikta blixtanfall mot โจมตีอย่างรวดเร็วและรุนแรง hava saldırısı yapmak 用閃電戰攻擊 блискавично напасти سخت حملہ کرنا đánh chớp nhoáng 用闪电战攻击