blitz
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
blitzes
plural
blitzes
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLITZ
[count]
1
:
a military attack in which many bombs are dropped from airplanes
2
a
:
a fast and powerful effort
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The company is planning an advertising/marketing blitz for the new product.
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a blitz of publicity
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The movie flopped, despite the media blitz that accompanied its release. [=the movie failed even though a lot of information about it was on television, radio, in magazines, etc., all at once]
b
British
:
a sudden attack or effort to stop or end something
— usually singular
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a blitz on tax evaders
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One of these days I'll have a blitz on the house. [=I will thoroughly clean the house]
3
American football
:
a play in which many defensive players rush toward the quarterback
— blitz
verb blitzes; blitzed; blitzing
[+ object]
[no object]
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The company has blitzed the country with advertising.
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The linebackers blitzed the quarterback.
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A linebacker blitzed from the right side.
