I. ˈblits noun
( -es )
Etymology: short for blitzkrieg
1.
a. : blitzkrieg 1
b. : an intensive all-out aerial attack or campaign ; also : air raid
Hitler's blitzes in 1941 — Time
2. : a fast intensive nonmilitary campaign
the top GOP strategists … can hold the Senate by a last-minute blitz — Newsweek
a blitz of spot announcements introduced the new models
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
1.
a. : to subject to a blitz
the district was blitzed regularly — Reader's Digest
b. : to make a vigorous attack on
an army of doctors blitzed the disease
2. : to damage by or as if by blitz
Congress blitzed them last month by cutting their budgets — Newsweek
— used chiefly as a past participle
not one English city, no matter how badly blitzed — Elmer Davis
3. : hustle , push , move
I was blitzed off my lunch-counter seat — Collier's
also : to cause to act without due consideration : stampede
a drive to blitz the Chicago convention into an early ballot — Christian Science Monitor
III. adjective
1. : of, resulting from, typical of, or used in a blitz
blitz tactics
blitz ground units
2. : like a blitz especially in speed and effectiveness
making a blitz tour of Europe
3. : involving the offer of unusual discounts or other advantages to stimulate immediate volume sales — used chiefly in the retail automobile trade
clearing last year's models in a blitz sale
IV. noun
: a rush on a passer in football by the linebackers or defensive backs
V. verb
( -s )
transitive verb
1. : to rush (a passer) in football from a position as a linebacker or defensive back
2. : to have (as a linebacker) blitz
intransitive verb
of a linebacker or defensive back : to make a rush on the passer in football
• blitz·er noun