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English

Etymology

Shortened from blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bl?ts/
• Rhymes: -?ts

Noun

blitz (countable and uncountable, plural blitzes)

1. (countable) A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
2. (countable, figuratively) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
3. (countable, American football) A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
4. (uncountable, chess) A time control in which both players have less than ten minutes per game.

   Synonym: speed chess

Translations

Verb

blitz (third-person singular simple present blitzes, present participle blitzing, simple past and past participle blitzed)

1. (transitive) To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.

   Synonym: charge

2. (intransitive, American football) To perform a blitz.

3. (transitive, cooking) To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.

   Synonym: zhoosh

4. (transitive, informal) To do something quickly or in one session.

   Synonyms: hurry, zoom; see also Thesaurus:rush

Danish

Etymology

German Blitz

Noun

blitz

1. (photography) flash, camera flash

Declension

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English blitz, shortened from English blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg.

Noun

blitz m (invariable)

1. blitz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English blitz, shortened from English blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?blits/

Noun

blitz f (plural blitz)

1. random checkpoint (a hastily set-up point along a road where the police stop random drivers)

English

Noun

blits

1. plural of blit

Anagrams

• B-list, LTBIs, stilb

Afrikaans

Etymology

From German Blitz (“lightning”)

Noun

blits (plural blitse)

1. lightning

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Blitz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bl?ts/
• Hyphenation: blits
• Rhymes: -?ts

Adjective

blits (comparative blitser, superlative meest blits or blitst)

1. fashionable
2. firm, impressive. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Inflection

Derived terms

• blitskikker
• blitsprijs

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Blitz

Pronunciation

Noun

blits m (definite singular blitsen, indefinite plural blitser, definite plural blitsene)

1. a flash (camera equipment)

Derived terms

• blitskrig

References

• “blits” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Blitz

Noun

blits m (definite singular blitsen, indefinite plural blitsar, definite plural blitsane)

1. a flash (camera equipment)

Derived terms

• blitskrig

References

• “blits” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.