1 [U] a mixture of chalk or LIME and water, used for painting houses and walls white
2 [U,sing.] (disapproving) an attempt to hide unpleasant facts about sb/sth
SYNCOVER-UP:
The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.
3 [C,usually sing.] (informal) a complete defeat in a sports game:
a 70 whitewash * a whitewash victory
verb [VN]
1 to cover sth such as a wall with whitewash
2 (disapproving) to try to hide unpleasant facts about sb/sth; to try to make sth seem better than it is:
His wife had wanted to whitewash his reputation after he died.
3 (especially BrE) (in sport) to defeat an opponent easily
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