ALL meanings of whitewash
white·wash
W w - noun whitewash a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc. 1
- noun whitewash anything, as deceptive words or actions, used to cover up or gloss over faults, errors, or wrongdoings, or absolve a wrongdoer from blame. 1
- noun whitewash Sports Informal. a defeat in which the loser fails to score. 1
- verb with object whitewash to whiten with whitewash. 1
- verb with object whitewash to cover up or gloss over the faults or errors of; absolve from blame. 1
- verb with object whitewash Sports Informal. to defeat by keeping the opponent from scoring: The home team whitewashed the visitors eight to nothing. 1
- noun whitewash A solution of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for painting walls white. 1
- noun whitewash whitening mixture 1
- noun whitewash cover-up 1
- noun whitewash defeat: losing team scores no points 1
- transitive verb whitewash paint with whitewash 1
- transitive verb whitewash cover up by deception 1
- verb whitewash (Slang) (US, Britain) In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk. 0
- verb whitewash (acting) To choose white film or television actors to portray characters that were Asian, African, or other races. 0
- verb whitewash (pejorative) To make over (an Asian, African, or person of another race, especially a woman) to look Caucasian. 0
- verb whitewash (pejorative) To cover over the history or nature of (an event, etc) in which people of colour participated, so as to focus on only white participation in it; to rewrite (history) in a way that erases the contribution of people of colour. 0
- uncountable noun whitewash Whitewash is a mixture of lime or chalk and water that is used for painting walls white. 0
- verb whitewash If a wall or building has been whitewashed, it has been painted white with whitewash. 0
- verb whitewash If you say that people whitewash something, you are accusing them of hiding the unpleasant facts or truth about it in order to make it acceptable. 0
- uncountable noun whitewash Whitewash is an attempt to hide the unpleasant facts or truth about someone or something. 0
- verb whitewash In sports, if a player or team whitewashes an opponent, they win very easily, and their opponent does not get any points at all. 0
- noun whitewash 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 0
- noun whitewash deceptive or specious words or actions intended to conceal defects, gloss over failings, etc 0
- noun whitewash a defeat in a sporting contest in which the loser is beaten in every match, game, etc in a series 0
- verb whitewash to cover or whiten with whitewash 0
- verb whitewash to conceal, gloss over, or suppress 0
- verb whitewash to defeat (an opponent or opposing team) by winning every match in a series 0
- noun whitewash a mixture of lime, whiting, size, water, etc., for whitening walls, etc. 0
- noun whitewash a cosmetic formerly used for making the skin fair 0
- noun whitewash a glossing over or concealing of faults or defects in an effort to exonerate or give the appearance of soundness 0
- noun whitewash something said or done for this purpose 0
- noun whitewash a defeat in which the loser scores no points 0
- verb transitive whitewash to cover with whitewash 0
- verb transitive whitewash to gloss over or conceal the faults or defects of; give a favorable interpretation of or a falsely virtuous appearance to 0
- verb transitive whitewash to defeat (an opponent) soundly 0
- noun whitewash A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white. 0
- noun whitewash (sports) A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep. 0
- noun whitewash (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair. 0
- verb whitewash To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence. 0
- verb whitewash (Idiomatic) To cover over errors or bad actions. 0
- verb whitewash (Transitive Verb) (dated) To repay the financial debts of (another person). 0
- verb whitewash (baseball, slang, dated, late, 19th century, archaic) To prevent a team from scoring any runs. 0