[hwahyt-wosh, -wawsh, wahyt-] 
| 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. |
| 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. |
| white·wash (hwīt'wŏsh', -wôsh', wīt'-) n.
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