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BLITZ
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
Synonyms:
blitz; blitzkrieg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("blitz" is a kind of...):
attack; onrush; onset; onslaught ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons))
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Derivation:
blitz (attack suddenly and without warning)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
Synonyms:
blitz; linebacker blitzing; safety blitz
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("blitz" is a kind of...):
maneuver; manoeuvre; play (a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill)
Domain category:
American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they blitz ... he / she / it blitzes
Past simple: blitzed
Past participle: blitzed
-ing form: blitzing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attack suddenly and without warning
Example:
Hitler blitzed Poland
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "blitz" is one way to...):
assail; attack (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
blitz (a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment)
