Definitions for whitewash
Overview of noun whitewash
The noun whitewash has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. whitewash
(a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score)
2. whitewash
(wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces)
3. whitewash
(a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects)
Overview of verb whitewash
The verb whitewash has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush up
(cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes")
2. whitewash
(cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls")
3. whitewash
(exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data)
