whitewash
— Noun
– English
~ a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
whitewash
— Noun
– English
~ a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
whitewash
— Noun
– English
~ wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
whitewash
— Verb
– English
~ cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"
whitewash
— Verb
– English
~ exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
whitewash
— Verb
– English
~ cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
whitewashed
— Adjective
– English
~ coated with whitewash; "miles of whitewashed fences"