English to English
noun
- a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
source: WordNet 3.0
- wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
source: WordNet 3.0
- a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
source: WordNet 3.0
- Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin.
She tried to gloss over her mistakes.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cover with whitewash
Whitewash walls.
source: WordNet 3.0
- exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
source: WordNet 3.0
- To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.
source: Webster 1913
- In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that he fails to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk.
source: Webster 1913
