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blitz definition

blitz (blits)

noun

  1. a sudden, destructive attack, as by aircraft or tanks
    1. any sudden, overwhelming attack
    2. a concentrated effort, intensive campaign, etc.
  3. ☆ Football a sudden charge by a defensive backfield player through a gap in the line in an effort to tackle the opposing quarterback

Etymology: < blitzkrieg

transitive verb

  1. to subject to a blitz; overwhelm and destroy
  2. ☆ Football to charge (the quarterback) in a blitz

intransitive verb

Football to make a blitz

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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