different between onslaught vs blitz
onslaught
English
Etymology
From anslaight (compare Dutch aanslag and German Anschlag), equivalent to on- +? slaught.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nsl??t/
Noun
onslaught (plural onslaughts)
- A fierce attack.
- Synonym: onrush
- (by extension) A large number of people or things resembling an attack.
Translations
See also
- slew
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blitz
English
Etymology
Shortened from blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bl?ts/
- Rhymes: -?ts
Noun
blitz (countable and uncountable, plural blitzes)
- (countable) A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
- (countable, figuratively) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
- (countable, American football) A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
- (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)
- (transitive) To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
- Synonym: charge
- (intransitive, American football) To perform a blitz.
- (transitive, cooking) To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.
- Synonym: zhoosh
- (transitive, informal) To do something quickly or in one session.
- Synonyms: hurry, zoom; see also Thesaurus:rush
Danish
Etymology
German Blitz
Noun
blitz
- (photography) flash, camera flash
Declension
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English blitz, shortened from English blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg.
Noun
blitz m (invariable)
- blitz
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English blitz, shortened from English blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?blits/
Noun
blitz f (plural blitz)
- random checkpoint (a hastily set-up point along a road where the police stop random drivers)
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- what blitzkrieg means
- what blitzkrieg
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- what's blitz chess
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- blitzball
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