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Definitions for blitz
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. safety blitz, linebacker blitzing, blitznoun

    (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line

  2. blitz, blitzkriegverb

    a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

  3. blitzverb

    attack suddenly and without warning

    "Hitler blitzed Poland"

Wiktionary

  1. blitznoun

    A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to The Blitz.

  2. blitznoun

    A sudden effort, as a publicity blitz.

  3. blitznoun

    action of a defensive football player who rushes the passer of the football.

  4. blitznoun

    Blitz chess, a form of chess with a short time limit for moves.

  5. blitznoun

    A swift and overwhelming attack.

  6. blitzverb

    To attack.

  7. blitzverb

    To rush the passer.

  8. blitzverb

    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.

  9. Blitznoun

    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.

  10. Etymology: Shortened from Blitzkrieg.

Wikipedia

  1. blitz

    BLITZ was a British fashion and culture magazine published between 1980 and 1991.Its contributors included the writers Paul Morley, Susannah Frankel, Jim Shelley, Simon Garfield, Ian Parker, Marc Issue, Fiona Russell Powell and Paul Mathur; photographers included Nick Knight, Russell Young, Gillian Campbell, Marcus Tomlinson, Pete Moss and Julian Simmonds; editorial staff included Tim Hulse and Bonnie Vaughan; its fashion editors were Iain R. Webb (from 1982 to 1987) and Kim Bowen (1987 to 1989). Jeremy Leslie was responsible for the graphic design of the magazine from 1984 to 1989.

ChatGPT

  1. blitz

    Blitz is a term often used to describe a sudden, swift, and aggressive attack or move, typically in sports like football or in warfare tactics. It is derived from the German word "Blitzkrieg" meaning "lightning war". The term can also refer to a fast-paced activity that aims to accomplish a task in a short period of time.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BLITZ

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Blitz is ranked #22906 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Blitz surname appeared 1,117 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Blitz.

    95.5% or 1,067 total occurrences were White.
    2.5% or 28 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.8% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.7% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of blitz in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of blitz in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of blitz in a Sentence

  1. Roger Diwan:

    Expect fundamental pressure concentrated over March and April, an eight-week blitz period over which stocks currently stand to build north of 1 billion barrels cumulatively.

  2. Peter Hamlyn:

    It was clearly a one-sided fight by the seventh or eighth round and it should have been stopped. He took too many uppercuts and he suffered a blitz, it seemed insane for it to go on, because only one man was going to win the fight.

  3. Greg Byrne:

    We're rivals on the field, but off it -- we face a common opponent : Covid, and now Omicron is lining up for a blitz.

  4. Mohammad Abuershaid:

    It was kind of like a blitz.

  5. William Swann:

    ( You're) creating this ecosystem that doesn't just run as a one or two-month media blitz when you're launching a product, you now have something on a streamer that they can... remind consumers about for 10 years.

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