to blitz

Examples

• All

• I'm gonna blitz the son of a bitch.

  1408 (2007)

• Bowman and Willis blitz.

  Blog text (11)

• And I would like you to to blitz through some of these for them.

• I say we blitz them.

  Divergent (2014)

• No pass rushers, so they almost have to blitz just to get pressure on your QB.

  Blog text (29)

• He's he's just absolutely blitzing goals in the league for himself, for me.

• The military plans to blitz the enemy stronghold with airstrikes this afternoon.

• In World War II, air forces would often blitz cities to weaken enemy morale and infrastructure.

• The squadron was instructed to blitz the target area at dawn for maximum impact.

Synonyms

B

to bomb

vsto blitz

300 3.1

To attack a place by dropping explosive devices from planes

is a sudden heavy aerial assault rather than a generic explosive attack

B

to blast

vsto blitz

137 4.9

To break rock or walls using explosives to make an opening

is a sudden heavy aerial assault rather than a single explosive event

N

to nuke

vsto blitz

• Informal

32 7.4

To destroy something completely, often using a nuclear bomb

is a sudden heavy aerial assault rather than utter total destruction

S

to shell

vsto blitz

27 7.9

To fire metal containers filled with explosives at a place or people to cause damage

is a sudden heavy aerial assault rather than an artillery bombardment

O

to overrun

vsto blitz

20 7.0

Take control of a place by force, usually quickly

is a sudden heavy aerial assault rather than ground seizure to hold control

T

to torpedo

vsto blitz

13 5.1

To destroy or ruin something suddenly and completely

is a sudden heavy aerial assault rather than a targeted sinking or ruin

B

to bombard

vsto blitz

13 5.4

To attack something repeatedly by throwing things like stones or bombs

is a sudden heavy aerial assault rather than a prolonged repeated attack

F

to firebomb

vsto blitz

• Offensive

8 7.3

To attack a place by throwing a bomb that starts fires

is a sudden heavy aerial assault not only about starting fires

C

to carpet bomb

vsto blitz

• NSFW

4 7.5

To attack a wide area from the air by dropping many bombs

is a sudden heavy aerial assault focused on rapid concentrated destruction

D

to dive-bomb

vsto blitz

• Specialized

2 7.5

To fly down quickly to attack, often seen when birds fly at people or when planes drop bombs

is a broad sudden aerial assault rather than a single angled attack

B

to bomb out

vsto blitz

1 8.3

Make people homeless by destroying their homes with bombs

is a sudden heavy aerial assault not limited to destroying homes

F

to fusillade

vsto blitz

• Literature

9.9

To fire a quick series of shots at someone or something

is a broad sudden aerial assault rather than a rapid volley of fire

Antonyms

D

to defend

∞ 1.3

To protect people and things from attack or harm

Compounds

A

ad blitz

1 4.6

A short period when many ads run to make a big impact

S

safety blitz

• Slang

6.5

A defensive play where a player from the back rushes the quarterback to try to tackle him

S

safety blitz

4.4

A short intensive campaign to check and improve safety in a place

How Violent

to devastate

221 4.9

to blitz

1 7.4

to bomb

300 3.1

to strike

182 4.2

to attack

∞ 1.3

Surface Forms

Etymology