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Definition of Whitewash
1. Verb. Cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error. "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
2. Noun. A defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score.
3. Verb. Cover with whitewash. "Whitewash walls"
4. Noun. Wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces.
5. Verb. Exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data.
6. Noun. A specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects.
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
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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)
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