Word: Blitz
How to pronounce: blɪts
Noun
Definitions:
1. An intensive or sudden military attack.
Example sentences: "A heavy artillery blitz"
2. A sudden, energetic, and concerted effort, typically on a specific task.
3. A form of chess in which moves must be made at very short intervals.
Example sentences: "One can well forgive an author for relying on internet blitz chess to research openings grandmasters hardly ever play."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Attack or damage (a place or building) in a blitz.
Example sentences: "News came that Rotterdam had been blitzed"
2. Attack (the passer) in a blitz.
Example sentences: "The 49ers blitzed and attacked, correctly anticipating the pass."
Synonyms:
blitzkrieg
attack
onslaught
offensive
bombardment
aggression
assault
Derivations:
blitzing
blitzed
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