Definitions for blitz
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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.

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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 RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • American Football
   • Attack
   • Maneuver

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce blitz?

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   Oliver

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   Tessa

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How to say blitz in sign language?

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. Mohammad Abuershaid:

   It was kind of like a blitz.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=blitz
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blitz
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitz
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=blitz