Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun blitz

2 senses of blitz

Sense 1
safety blitz, linebacker blitzing, blitz -- ((American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line)
       => maneuver, manoeuvre, play -- (a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop")

Sense 2
blitz, blitzkrieg -- (a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment)
       => attack, onslaught, onset, onrush -- ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb blitz

1 sense of blitz

Sense 1
blitz -- (attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland")
       => attack, assail -- (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week")