blitz

blitz

noun \ˈblits\

Definition of BLITZ

1

a : blitzkrieg 1

b (1) : an intensive aerial military campaign (2) : air raid

2

a : a fast intensive nonmilitary campaign or attack <an advertising blitz>

b : a rush of the passer by a defensive linebacker, back, or end in football

— blitz verb

Examples of BLITZ

1. The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product.
2. <a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster>

First Known Use of BLITZ

circa 1939

Related to BLITZ

Synonyms

barrage, blitzkrieg, bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat, drumfire, flurry, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley

Related Words

broadside, earful; avalanche, burst, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, discharge, engulfment, flood, flood tide, flush, gush, inundation, outburst, outflow, outpouring, overflow, rash, spate, surge, torrent; current, river, stream, tide; excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

Near Antonyms

dribble, drip, trickle

Rhymes with BLITZ

ditz, fritz, glitz, grits, its, quits, spitz, spritz