blitz (noun)

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• blitz — ► NOUN 1) an intensive or sudden military attack. 2) (the Blitz) the German air raids on Britain in 1940. 3) informal a sudden and concerted effort. ► VERB 1) attack or seriously damage in a blitz. 2) succeed in overwhelming or defeating utterly …   English terms dictionary

• blitz — [blɪts] noun [countable usually singular] MARKETING a lot of activity designed to produce a particular result: • a blitz of television commercials • a year long marketing blitz that attracted millions of customers back to its service * * * blitz… …   Financial and business terms

• blitz — noun 1 campaign; sudden, great effort ADJECTIVE ▪ advertising, marketing, media, PR, promotional, propaganda, safety ▪ all out ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• blitz´er — blitz «blihts», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. = blitzkrieg. (Cf. ↑blitzkrieg) 2. a sudden, violent attack using many airplanes and tanks. 3. any sudden, violent attack. 4. Football Slang. the defensive tactic of blitzing or red dogging. –v.t. 1.… …   Useful english dictionary

• blitz — noun 1》 an intensive or sudden military attack.     ↘(the Blitz) the German air raids on Britain in 1940–1. 2》 informal a sudden and concerted effort. 3》 American Football a play in which one or more defensive backs charge the quarterback of the… …   English new terms dictionary

• blitz — noun (usually singular) 1 a sudden military attack, especially from the air 2 have a blitz on informal to work very hard to completely finish something that needs to be done: We ll have to have a blitz on the house before your parents arrive.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• blitz|krieg — «BLIHTS KREEG», noun, verb. –n. 1. warfare in which the offensive is very rapid, violent, and hard to resist. 2. Figurative. any sudden, violent attack; blitz. –v.t. Informal. to attack by or as if by blitzkrieg; blitz. ╂[< German Blitzkrieg… …   Useful english dictionary

• blitz — noun Date: circa 1939 1. a. blitzkrieg 1 b. (1) an intensive aerial military campaign (2) air raid 2. a. an intensive campaign or attack ; a sudden …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• blitz — noun 1) the 1940 blitz on London Syn: bombardment, bombing, onslaught, barrage; attack, assault, raid, strike, blitzkrieg 2) an expensive new marketing blitz Syn: campaign, effort, o …   Thesaurus of popular words

• blitz — (n.) sudden overwhelming attack, 1940, shortening of BLITZKRIEG (Cf. blitzkrieg) (1939). The use in U.S. football is from 1959. As a verb, 1940, from the noun. Related: Blitzed; blitzing …   Etymology dictionary

• Blitz — noun /blɪts/ The series of air raids launched on various cities in Britain (not just London) by the German airforce in 1940 1. They were also known as the Baedeker Raids …   Wiktionary