blitz
blitz /bl'ɪts/ (blitzes blitzing blitzed)
1 [VERB] be V-ed, V n
If a city or building is blitzed during a war, it is attacked by bombs dropped by enemy aircraft.
In the autumn of 1940 London was blitzed by an average of two hundred aircraft a night...
They blitzed the capital with tanks, artillery, anti-aircraft weapons and machine guns.
2 [N-PROPER] the N
The heavy bombing of British cities by German aircraft in 1940 and 1941 is referred to as the Blitz.
3 [N-COUNT] with supp, oft N on n
If you have a blitz on something, you make a big effort to deal with it or to improve it. (INFORMAL)
Regional accents are still acceptable but there is to be a blitz on incorrect grammar.
4 [N-COUNT] with supp
An advertising or publicity blitz is a major effort to make the public aware of something.
On December 8 the media blitz began in earnest.
1 [VERB] be V-ed, V n
If a city or building is blitzed during a war, it is attacked by bombs dropped by enemy aircraft.
In the autumn of 1940 London was blitzed by an average of two hundred aircraft a night...
They blitzed the capital with tanks, artillery, anti-aircraft weapons and machine guns.
2 [N-PROPER] the N
The heavy bombing of British cities by German aircraft in 1940 and 1941 is referred to as the Blitz.
3 [N-COUNT] with supp, oft N on n
If you have a blitz on something, you make a big effort to deal with it or to improve it. (INFORMAL)
Regional accents are still acceptable but there is to be a blitz on incorrect grammar.
4 [N-COUNT] with supp
An advertising or publicity blitz is a major effort to make the public aware of something.
On December 8 the media blitz began in earnest.