/blɪts/
OriginClipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”).
- countableA sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
- countableA swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
“We embarked on a publicity blitz, putting posters and flyers all around town.”
“Ultimately, though, Liverpool had inflicted a grievous result in the first leg when they scored three times in a 19-minute blitz and, importantly, did not concede an away goal.”
“He [Yoshihide Suga] seems to be counting on a media blitz with feel-good effects around the Games to improve his sagging popularity.”
- countableA play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountableEllipsis of blitz chess.
“What I had played was chess. Specially, I knocked out some 2,000 games of speed (or "blitz") chess in the two months leading up to the tournament. In fact, I played so much that I'm currently in the t”
“In order to avoid misunderstanding, I must note that I object to the attempts to displace normal chess with fast play, not rapid or blitz in general. I love them both, and, if I were to choose which t”
- countable, uncountableThe act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor.
- countable, uncountableAn 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.
- transitiveTo attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
“So the question remains — what to do with ignorance, which I must presume is deliberate, as in this media-blitzed era it is not possible to be truly ignorant after age 12.”
- intransitiveTo perform a blitz.
“The Washington High defense almost always blitzes on third down.”
- transitiveTo purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.
“To make nut roast, you have to blitz the nuts in the food processor before adding the parsley and breadcrumbs.”
- informal, transitiveTo do something quickly or in one session.
- historicalThe series of air raids launched on various cities in the United Kingdom by the German air force in 1940–41 during World War II.
Formsblitzes(plural) · blitzes(present, singular, third-person) · blitzing(participle, present) · blitzed(participle, past) · blitzed(past) · the Blitz(canonical)