(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If a city or building is ~ed during a war, it is attacked by bombs dropped by enemy aircraft.
In the autumn of 1940 London was ~ed by an average of two hundred aircraft a night...
They ~ed the capital with tanks, artillery, anti-aircraft weapons and machine guns.
VERB: be V-ed, V n
2.
The heavy bombing of British cities by German aircraft in 1940 and 1941 is referred to as the Blitz.
N-PROPER: the N
3.
If you have a ~ on something, you make a big effort to deal with it or to improve it. (INFORMAL)
Regional accents are still acceptable but there is to be a ~ on incorrect grammar.
N-COUNT: with supp, oft N on n
4.
An advertising or publicity ~ is a major effort to make the public aware of something.
On December 8 the media ~ began in earnest.
N-COUNT: with supp