blitzing
Charging the quarterback
Blitzing is attacking with speed and intensity.
In American football, a blitz sends extra defenders rushing the quarterback.
The word extends to any aggressive, concentrated effort: We're blitzing through these reports, The company is blitzing the market with ads.
From blitz, itself shortened from blitzkrieg, German for "lightning war."
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- quarterbackPassing position in football
- tackleGear or takedown
- rushQuick sudden movement
- pressureForce upon contact
defense · linebacker · formation · playbook · snap · audible · redzone · interception
Violent offensive act
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- attackAggressive act against another
raid · siege · ambush · incursion · campaign · flanking · skirmish · maneuver
Atmospheric electrical discharge
whirlwind · breakneck · blinding · meteoric · turbocharged · supersonic · flash · sprint
sack
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- quarterbackPassing position in football
- tackleGear or takedown
- rushQuick sudden movement
pressure · defense · linebacker · formation · playbook · snap · audible · redzone · interception · fumble
assault
Violent offensive act
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
attack · raid · siege · ambush · incursion · campaign · flanking · skirmish · maneuver · tactics
lightning
Atmospheric electrical discharge
quick · whirlwind · breakneck · blinding · meteoric · turbocharged · supersonic · flash · sprint · burst
bombarded
Attacked with heavy fire
besieged · overrun · engulfed · deluged · overloaded · saturated · swarming · overpowered · smothered · avalanche
blend
Combine into mixture
process · whiz · grind · emulsify · liquify · smoothie · soup · hummus · pesto · salsa
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
- gunfireshoot, gunshot, artillery fire, fire, gunfire
- offensive tacticsraid, rush, sweep, drive, offensive
- mixingmix, stir, blend, shake, combine
- overwhelming verbsflooding, drowning, crushing, smothering, swamping
- steamrollingbulldozing, crushing, flattening, trampling, plowing
blitzingplodding
Moving slowly, heavily
retreating · defending · crawling · dawdling · withdrawing
blitzingdawdling
Leisurely time-wasting
taking one's time · lingering · savoring · meandering · procrastinating