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Nouns (6)

blitz

n. bingo

blitz, blitzkrieg

n. a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

safety blitz, linebacker blitzing, blitz

n. (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line

Verbs (2)

blitz

v. attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"

blitz

v. to charge directly at the passer

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Fuzzynyms (22)

assault

n. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

bombardment

n. the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)

bombard, barrage

v. address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"

rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

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