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Definition of Whitewash

1. Noun. A defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score.

2. Verb. Cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error. "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

3. Noun. Wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces.

4. Verb. Cover with whitewash. "Whitewash walls"

5. Noun. A specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects.

6. Verb. Exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data.

Definition of Whitewash

1. n. Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.

2. v. t. To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.

3. v. t. In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that he fails to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk.

4. n. Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.

5. v. t. To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.

6. v. t. In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that he fails to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk.

Definition of Whitewash

1. Noun. A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white. ¹

2. Noun. (sports) A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep. ¹

3. Verb. To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence. ¹

4. Verb. (idiomatic) To cover over errors or bad actions. ¹

5. Verb. (baseball slang dated late 19th century archaic) To prevent a team from scoring any runs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Whitewash

1. [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Whitewash

1. 1. Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair. 2. A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Whitewash

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whitetops whitewall whitewalls whiteware whitewares whitewash (current term) whitewashed whitewasher whitewashers whitewashes

whitewashing whitewashings whitewater whitewater rafting whiteweed whiteweeds whitewing whitewings whitewood whitewoods

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