whitewash
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noun
1.
a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
2.
anything, as deceptive words or actions, used to cover up or gloss over faults, errors, or wrongdoings, or absolve a wrongdoer from blame.
3.
Sports Informal. a defeat in which the loser fails to score.
verb (used with object)
4.
to whiten with whitewash.
5.
to cover up or gloss over the faults or errors of; absolve from blame.
6.
Sports Informal. to defeat by keeping the opponent from scoring: The home team whitewashed the visitors eight to nothing.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a substance used for whitening walls and other surfaces, consisting of a suspension of lime or whiting in water, often with other substances, such as size, added |
| 2. | informal deceptive or specious words or actions intended to conceal defects, gloss over failings, etc |
| 3. | informal a defeat in a sporting contest in which the loser is beaten in every match, game, etc in a series: they face the prospect of a whitewash in the five-test series |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to cover or whiten with whitewash |
| 5. | informal to conceal, gloss over, or suppress |
| 6. | informal to defeat (an opponent or opposing team) by winning every match in a series |
| 'whitewasher | |
| —n | |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
To protect them, apply whitewash or diluted white latex paint to exposed portions of main scaffold branches.
As wartime dramas go, this one isn't a whitewash or a fairy tale.
Whitewash on and under the original perch suggested that the bird may have used this perch for several days or perhaps weeks.
That's plain speculation to whitewash a case of deliberate state persecution.
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