blitz
To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar actionTo attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
» The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product.
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4 senses(transitive)To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
attack suddenly and without warning
(intransitive)To perform a blitz.
The Washington High defense almost always blitzes on third down.
(transitive)To 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, transitive)To do something quickly or in one session.
Examples
6 sentencesThe company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product.
A multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster has begun.
The police are having a blitz on drink driving, hooliganism and hoon driving this weekend.
The US led a blitz campaign against Iraq.
They all moved to Algiers to start a new life of blitz and glamor.
Origin
Pseudo-Germanism, derived from a clipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literallyPseudo-Germanism, derived from a clipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”). The German word Blitz (“lightning”) lacks the "sudden attack" senses that the English word has.
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Forms
blitzes, blitzing, blitzed, blitzedSynonyms
26 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle