blitz

[blits] /blɪts/
noun
1.
Military.
  1. an overwhelming all-out attack, especially a swift ground attack using armored units and air support.
  2. an intensive aerial bombing.
2.
any swift, vigorous attack, barrage, or defeat:
a blitz of commercials every few minutes.
3.
Football. act or instance of charging directly for (the passer) as soon as the ball is snapped; red-dogging.
4.
bingo.
verb (used with object)
5.
to 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.
6.
to destroy; demolish:
His last-minute refusal blitzed all our plans.
verb (used without object)
7.
Football. to charge directly and immediately at the passer; red-dog.
8.
to move in the manner of a blitz:
a car that will blitz through rough terrain.
Origin
1935-40; shortening of blitzkrieg
Related forms
blitzer, noun
Can be confused
blintze, blitz.
Examples from the web for blitz
  • They are among the three or four best blitz players in the world and relish beating each other.
  • However we're in for a propaganda blitz by these lenders.
  • It is the equivalent of a coast-to-coast marketing blitz.
  • The anti-cloning faction is about to face a media blitz launched by people with lots of money and celebrity ties.
  • Their lobbying and public-relations blitz has met with mixed success.
  • The league then launched a publicity blitz to try to get public opinion on its side.
  • Protesters say they were brutally beaten up by police, some clubbed in their sleep during the blitz.
  • Her advertising blitz has successfully gotten her name recognition.
  • It's easy to get caught up in the media blitz and to constantly worry about your wee ones.
  • He's still luring people into outrageous situations and hitting them with a straight-faced blitz of bizarre behavior.
British Dictionary definitions for blitz

blitz

/blɪts/
noun
1.
a violent and sustained attack, esp with intensive aerial bombardment
2.
any sudden intensive attack or concerted effort: an advertising blitz, a drink-driving blitz
3.
(American football) a defensive charge on the quarterback
verb
4.
(transitive) to attack suddenly and intensively
Word Origin
C20: shortened from German Blitzkrieg lightning war

Blitz

/blɪts/
noun
1.
the Blitz, the systematic night-time bombing of Britain in 1940–41 by the German Luftwaffe
Word Origin and History for blitz
n.

"sudden overwhelming attack," 1940, shortening of blitzkrieg (1939). The use in U.S. football is from 1959. As a verb, 1940, from the noun. Related: Blitzed; blitzing.

Slang definitions & phrases for blitz

blitz 1

verb

To absent oneself from a class or examination; cut, shine (Students around 1900+)


blitz 2

verb

To polish one's brass buttons, etc; prepare for inspection

[WWII armed forces; fr Blitz Cloth, trademark for a brand of metal-polishing cloth]


blitz 3

noun
  1. Any heavy onslaught or attack: His best strategy was a blitz of TV spots just before the election (1940s+)
  2. An electronic-mail (e-mail) message (1990s+)
  3. A chess game that must be played within ten minutes (1990s+)
verb
  1. To defeat without being scored upon; blank, shut out: They blitzed the Mariners 12–zip (1970s+)
  2. To rush the quarterback in force, hoping to prevent him from completing a pass (1960s+ Football)
  3. : We blitzed her with questions (1940s+)

[fr German Blitzkrieg, ''lightning war,'' an overwhelmingly heavy and rapid attack, using tanks and other armor, bombers, etc]