Whitewash
verb'hwaɪt,wɑʃ
Noun
a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
Type of:DefeatLickinga specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
Type of:Clearingwash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
Type of:Wash
Verb
cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
“Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin”
Type of:Covercover with whitewash
“whitewash walls”
Type of:Washexonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
Type of:ClearAssoilAcquit
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