blitz

== English == === Etymology === Clipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɪts/ Rhymes: -ɪts === Noun === blitz (countable and uncountable, plural blitzes) (countable) A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz. (countable) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort. (countable, American football) A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer. (uncountable, chess) Ellipsis of blitz chess. (cooking) The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor. (fishing) An occurrence in which large numbers of fish, typically striped bass or bluefish, feed on a school of baitfish, typically one in which the occurrence can be seen from the surface. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === blitz (third-person singular simple present blitzes, present participle blitzing, simple past and past participle blitzed) (transitive) To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action. Synonym: charge (intransitive, American football) To perform a blitz. (transitive, cooking) To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender. Synonym: zhoosh (transitive, informal) To do something quickly or in one session. Synonyms: hurry, zoom; see also Thesaurus:rush ==== Derived terms ==== blitz out === Anagrams === Biltz == Danish == === Etymology === German Blitz === Noun === blitz (photography) flash, camera flash ==== Declension ==== == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English blitz, shortened from English blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblit͡s/* Rhymes: -its === Noun === blitz m (invariable) blitz == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English blitz, shortened from English blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg. === Pronunciation === (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈblits/ === Noun === blitz f (invariable) random checkpoint (a hastily set-up point along a road where the police stop random drivers) === Further reading === “blitz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “blitz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Noun === blitz m (plural blitz) blitz