Blitz
noun
A fast and powerful effort.
They are making a blitz on improving the company's marketing strategy.
Often appears as...
- marketing blitz
- advertising blitz
noun
An aggressive play in American Football where the defense tries to tackle the quarterback.
The coach called for a blitz on the next play.
Often appears as...
- call a blitz
- run a blitz
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Technical
noun
The heavy bombing of a city, especially in World War II.
The blitz of London lasted for 57 consecutive nights.
Often appears as...
- london blitz
- aerial blitz
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Disapproving
Historical
verb
To move quickly and directly.
He blitzed through his homework so he could watch TV.
Often appears as...
- blitz through work
- blitz through a task
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Informal
noun
A fast and powerful effort.
They are making a blitz on improving the company's marketing strategy.
Often appears as...
- marketing blitz
- advertising blitz
noun
An aggressive play in American Football where the defense tries to tackle the quarterback.
The coach called for a blitz on the next play.
Often appears as...
- call a blitz
- run a blitz
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The heavy bombing of a city, especially in World War II.
The blitz of London lasted for 57 consecutive nights.
Often appears as...
- london blitz
- aerial blitz
Usage tips
Disapproving
Historical
verb
To move quickly and directly.
He blitzed through his homework so he could watch TV.
Often appears as...
- blitz through work
- blitz through a task
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Marketing Focus
Often used to describe intensive, short-term campaigns in business and advertising.
The company's social media blitz resulted in huge customer engagement.
Pro Tip 2/3Energetic Connotation
Carries a sense of urgency and significant force behind the action it describes.
We need a blitz to clear out the year-end inventory.
Pro Tip 3/3Project Completion
Suggests a focused burst of work aimed at completing a specific task quickly.
The team organized a coding blitz to finish the app.
Pro Tip 1/3Marketing Focus
Often used to describe intensive, short-term campaigns in business and advertising.
The company's social media blitz resulted in huge customer engagement.
Pro Tip 2/3Energetic Connotation
Carries a sense of urgency and significant force behind the action it describes.
We need a blitz to clear out the year-end inventory.
Pro Tip 3/3Project Completion
Suggests a focused burst of work aimed at completing a specific task quickly.
The team organized a coding blitz to finish the app.
Pro Tip 1/3Marketing Focus
Often used to describe intensive, short-term campaigns in business and advertising.
The company's social media blitz resulted in huge customer engagement.
Pro Tip 2/3Energetic Connotation
Carries a sense of urgency and significant force behind the action it describes.
We need a blitz to clear out the year-end inventory.
Pro Tip 3/3Project Completion
Suggests a focused burst of work aimed at completing a specific task quickly.
The team organized a coding blitz to finish the app.
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Video examples
Gridiron physics:...
This is the exact offensive match-up that they the best receiver lined up against the linebacker. Quarterback steps back to receive the ball, five yards deep in the gun. He takes a snap, drops three steps, he plants his back foot, he's looking for an opening. There's a blitz coming off the edge! He steps up to avoid the rush. He's looking down field.
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The Math Behind...
So the guy with ball can either take, or he can reject. His teammate can either roll or pop. The guy guarding the ball can either go over or under. His teammate can either show or play up to touch, or play soft and together they can either switch or blitz and I didn't know most of these things when I started
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People and Bears Live in...
it just we're getting multiple sightings absolutely crazy data conservation officers are working overtime it's it's a great berry crop and it's a great great news for the Bears the responsibility falls on people to behave accordingly and responsibly okay so we're doing a major media blitz campaign
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Finding Little Owls in...
And these are actually really cool because they're one of the first plants to colonize a disturbed area. So in a place like this, a brownfield site, their other name is the bomb weed. During the wars, during the blitz, when those bomb craters were created. It kind of scarred the landscape,
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Amazon Adventure—Document...
group five different photographers with different specialties kind of focusing on different aspects of the other area go a little bit more in order to maybe bring a little bit more attention to the to the situation by by kind of having this blitz approach so my role in it is
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Our lonely society makes...
we don't fall apart and turn on one another. We come together. We unify. Basically, we tribalize, and that process of unifying feels so good and is so good for us, that it even helps people who are struggling with mental health issues. During the blitz in London,
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Geographic Bee 2010 - MS...
normally have of angering or replacing replacing the green substance using oil or petroleum natural gas fossil fuels if i had a trade place as any leader it would be winston churchill during the height of the blitz in world war two
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Wings, Water, Wind...
life starts appearing fairly rapidly as these plants grow and die there are bodies that are left behind decompose and start creating this rich mulch that other things can continue to grow off of we are doing a bio blitz which is a
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Catch of the Week - Tuna...
we're at the 5-yard line just ten minutes left in the game Jay and I are gonna put a blitz on and show these other guys the old girl can still do it
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Masters of Mixed Martial...
take the mystique of martial arts and the blitz of prizefighting and the training of elite level athletes
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Gridiron physics:...
This is the exact offensive match-up that they the best receiver lined up against the linebacker. Quarterback steps back to receive the ball, five yards deep in the gun. He takes a snap, drops three steps, he plants his back foot, he's looking for an opening. There's a blitz coming off the edge! He steps up to avoid the rush. He's looking down field.
Video examples
The Math Behind...
So the guy with ball can either take, or he can reject. His teammate can either roll or pop. The guy guarding the ball can either go over or under. His teammate can either show or play up to touch, or play soft and together they can either switch or blitz and I didn't know most of these things when I started
Video examples
People and Bears Live in...
it just we're getting multiple sightings absolutely crazy data conservation officers are working overtime it's it's a great berry crop and it's a great great news for the Bears the responsibility falls on people to behave accordingly and responsibly okay so we're doing a major media blitz campaign
Video examples
Finding Little Owls in...
And these are actually really cool because they're one of the first plants to colonize a disturbed area. So in a place like this, a brownfield site, their other name is the bomb weed. During the wars, during the blitz, when those bomb craters were created. It kind of scarred the landscape,
Video examples
Amazon Adventure—Document...
group five different photographers with different specialties kind of focusing on different aspects of the other area go a little bit more in order to maybe bring a little bit more attention to the to the situation by by kind of having this blitz approach so my role in it is
Video examples
Our lonely society makes...
we don't fall apart and turn on one another. We come together. We unify. Basically, we tribalize, and that process of unifying feels so good and is so good for us, that it even helps people who are struggling with mental health issues. During the blitz in London,
Video examples
Geographic Bee 2010 - MS...
normally have of angering or replacing replacing the green substance using oil or petroleum natural gas fossil fuels if i had a trade place as any leader it would be winston churchill during the height of the blitz in world war two
Video examples
Wings, Water, Wind...
life starts appearing fairly rapidly as these plants grow and die there are bodies that are left behind decompose and start creating this rich mulch that other things can continue to grow off of we are doing a bio blitz which is a
Video examples
Catch of the Week - Tuna...
we're at the 5-yard line just ten minutes left in the game Jay and I are gonna put a blitz on and show these other guys the old girl can still do it
Video examples
Masters of Mixed Martial...
take the mystique of martial arts and the blitz of prizefighting and the training of elite level athletes
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Quote examples
Jalen Ramsey
American Football Player
I can play every position in the secondary. And I can do everything - help run support, traveling, covering whoever is out there, small guy, big guy. I can play any type of coverage - blitz if I need to. There aren't too many people who can do all of that.
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Jane Curtin
American Actress
I think if you go from show to show without doing that big PR blitz it's helpful because people can get pretty sick of your face if you're just out there all the time. And keep a low profile, hold in your stomach and be a good sport.
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Patrick Mahomes
American Athlete
You have to learn and develop from every experience you see on the field. I might see an unscouted blitz. I might see different coverages than I'm expecting. So I need to process and make those adjustments as I go.
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Slash
British Musician
I still party all the time and hang out with everyone who drinks, but I just don't personally, and don't really have the desire to get blitzed drunk any more.
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Anish Giri
Dutch Celebrity
For the moment, I am more focused on classical chess rather than rapid and blitz, as I am hoping to make my move in the classical World championship cycle.
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Rolando McClain
American Athlete
You have different schemes for different teams. Some teams blitz a lot, and some teams drop eight in coverage.
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Manu Ginobili
Argentinian Athlete
When you get blitzed on every pick-and-roll aggressively, you've just got to find the open teammate.
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Derek Carr
American Athlete
Having a big brother who taught me protections and blitz recognition has helped out a lot.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
A lemon, boiled whole and blitzed, makes a useful base for all sorts of dressings.
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Stephen Dorff
American Actor
It used to be you did TV or you did film. Now it's like a media blitz.
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Jalen Ramsey
American Football Player
I can play every position in the secondary. And I can do everything - help run support, traveling, covering whoever is out there, small guy, big guy. I can play any type of coverage - blitz if I need to. There aren't too many people who can do all of that.
Quote examples
Jane Curtin
American Actress
I think if you go from show to show without doing that big PR blitz it's helpful because people can get pretty sick of your face if you're just out there all the time. And keep a low profile, hold in your stomach and be a good sport.
Quote examples
Patrick Mahomes
American Athlete
You have to learn and develop from every experience you see on the field. I might see an unscouted blitz. I might see different coverages than I'm expecting. So I need to process and make those adjustments as I go.
Quote examples
Slash
British Musician
I still party all the time and hang out with everyone who drinks, but I just don't personally, and don't really have the desire to get blitzed drunk any more.
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Anish Giri
Dutch Celebrity
For the moment, I am more focused on classical chess rather than rapid and blitz, as I am hoping to make my move in the classical World championship cycle.
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Rolando McClain
American Athlete
You have different schemes for different teams. Some teams blitz a lot, and some teams drop eight in coverage.
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Manu Ginobili
Argentinian Athlete
When you get blitzed on every pick-and-roll aggressively, you've just got to find the open teammate.
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Derek Carr
American Athlete
Having a big brother who taught me protections and blitz recognition has helped out a lot.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
A lemon, boiled whole and blitzed, makes a useful base for all sorts of dressings.
Quote examples
Stephen Dorff
American Actor
It used to be you did TV or you did film. Now it's like a media blitz.
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