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Definition of blitz verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blitz

verb
 
/blɪts/
 
/blɪts/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they blitz
 
/blɪts/
 
/blɪts/
he / she / it blitzes
 
/ˈblɪtsɪz/
 
/ˈblɪtsɪz/
past simple blitzed
 
/blɪtst/
 
/blɪtst/
past participle blitzed
 
/blɪtst/
 
/blɪtst/
-ing form blitzing
 
/ˈblɪtsɪŋ/
 
/ˈblɪtsɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] blitz something to attack or damage a city by dropping a large number of bombs on it in a short time
    • London was heavily blitzed in the war.
    Topics War and conflictc2
  2. [transitive, intransitive] blitz (something) (of food) to mix or cut into smaller pieces using an electric mixing machine
    • Blitz the strawberries to a purée in a food processor.
    • Blitz until smooth and creamy.
  3. Word Originabbreviation of blitzkrieg.
See blitz in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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