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| blitz [ blits ] |
noun (plural blitz·es) |
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1. military sustained aerial attack: a heavy air raid intended to obliterate a target
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2. military
Same as blitzkrieg
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3. concentrated effort: a concentrated effort to get something done
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informal
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  a last-minute blitz to finish the book
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4. football charge on passer: in football, a direct attack on the passer, by one or more players who usually stay behind the line of scrimmage, to try to prevent a pass
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verb (past and past participle blitzed, present participle blitz·ing, 3rd person present singular blitz·es) |
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1. transitive verb military destroy something by aerial bombing: to attack or destroy a target by bombardment from the air
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2. transitive verb defeat somebody comprehensively: to defeat a person or team overwhelmingly in a competition, especially a sports event
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3. transitive verb deal with something energetically: to concentrate a lot of effort on something to get it done
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informal
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4. transitive verb try to overwhelm somebody: to subject somebody to an overwhelming amount of something, often in order to force him or her into agreement or submission
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informal
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blitzed with a stream of facts
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5. transitive and intransitive verb football charge passer: in football, to charge the passer in order to prevent a pass
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| [Mid-20th century. Shortening of blitzkrieg] |
