blitz

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C,usually sing.] something which is done with a lot of energy: an advertising / a media blitz (= a lot of information about sth on television, in newspapers, etc.) 2 [C,usually sing.] ~ (on sth) a sudden attack: Five shops were damaged in a firebomb blitz. * (figurative) a blitz on passengers who avoid paying fares * (figurative) I've had a blitz on the house (= cleaned it very thoroughly). 3 (the Blitz) [sing.] the German air attacks on Britain in 1940 verb [VN] 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.