blitz

n.

1. 1. A blitzkrieg.
   2. 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.

[Short for BLITZKRIEG.]

n

Definition: heavy attack
Antonyms: let-up

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n. 1. an intensive or sudden military attack.

2. the Blitz the German air raids on Britain in 1940.

Etymology: abbreviation of Blitzkrieg.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
  Synonyms: safety blitz, linebacker blitzing

Meaning #2: a rapid and violent military attack with intensive aerial bombardment

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The verb blitz has one meaning:

Meaning #1: attack suddenly and without warning

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lynangreb, luftangreb
v. tr. - foretage lynangreb, foretage luftangreb
v. intr. - lyne, blitze

Nederlands (Dutch)
bombarderen, plotselinge zware aanval, bliksemoorlog

Français (French)
n. - (Mil) attaque éclair, (Aviat) bombardement aérien, le Blitz, (fig) attaque
v. tr. - (lit, fig) bombarder
v. intr. - (lit, fig) bombarder

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Luft)angriff, Aktion
v. - bombardieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αστραπιαίος πόλεμος, αιφνιδιαστική επίθεση, (ορμητική) κατεβασιά
v. - βομβαρδίζω (σφοδρά)

Italiano (Italian)
bombardare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - batida (f) policial repentina
v. - dar batida policial repentinamente

Русский (Russian)
бомбить, бомбежка

Español (Spanish)
n. - ataque rápido y violento, bombardeo, relámpago
v. tr. - bombardear, relampaguear
v. intr. - efectuar un bombardeo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - blixtanfall
v. - bomba

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
闪电战, 全面攻击, 以闪电战攻击, 进行闪击, 发起突击

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 閃電戰, 全面攻擊
v. tr. - 以閃電戰攻擊
v. intr. - 進行閃擊, 發起突擊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 전격전, 기습
v. tr. - ~을 기습하다, ~을 전격적으로 하다
v. intr. - 기습하다, 전격적으로 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 電撃戦, 大空襲
v. - 電撃的攻撃をかける, 無得点にしておく
adj. - 電撃的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هجوم خاطف (فعل) هجم فجأة, شن حربا خاطفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התקפת-בזק‬
v. tr. - ‮הפציץ תוך התקפת בזק, הרס בהתקפת בזק‬
v. intr. - ‮הפציץ תוך התקפת בזק‬

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blitz	nfl blitz
Iron Blitz	blitz psp