blitz

Meanings

Plural: blitzes

Noun

• (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
• a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
• A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
• A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
• A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
• Ellipsis of blitz chess.
• The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor.
• 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.

Verb

• attack suddenly and without warning
  • "Hitler blitzed Poland"
• To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
• To perform a blitz.
• To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.
• To do something quickly or in one session.

Synonyms

blitzkrieg, bustle, charge, fly, get a move on, hasten, haul, haul ass, haul one's ashes, hie, hump it, hurry, hurtle, hustle, linebacker blitzing, make haste, make tracks, move it, rattle one's hocks, rush, safety blitz, scream, shift, skedaddle, speed, swap, zhoosh, zip, zoom