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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024white•wash /ˈhwaɪtˌwæʃ, -ˌwɔʃ, ˈwaɪt-/USA pronunciation n. - Chemistry[uncountable] a substance, as one made from lime and water, for whitening walls and woodwork.
- an act of hiding, covering up, or superficially investigating faults or errors so as to prevent public knowledge and blame and responsibility: [countable]The trial turned into an obvious whitewash that let the killers go free.[uncountable]guilty of whitewash.
- [countable] a defeat in which the loser fails to score.
v. [~ + object] - to whiten with whitewash.
- to hide or cover up the faults or errors of.
- to defeat by keeping the opponent from scoring.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024white•wash (hwīt′wosh′, -wôsh′, wīt′-),USA pronunciation n. - Chemistrya composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
- anything, as deceptive words or actions, used to cover up or gloss over faults, errors, or wrongdoings, or absolve a wrongdoer from blame.
- [Sports Informal.]a defeat in which the loser fails to score.
v.t. - to whiten with whitewash.
- to cover up or gloss over the faults or errors of;
absolve from blame. - [Sports Informal.]to defeat by keeping the opponent from scoring:The home team whitewashed the visitors eight to nothing.
white′wash′er, n. - 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . excuse, vindicate, exonerate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whitewash /ˈwaɪtˌwɒʃ/ n - 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
- informal deceptive or specious words or actions intended to conceal defects, gloss over failings, etc
- informal a defeat in a sporting contest in which the loser is beaten in every match, game, etc in a series: they face the prospect of a whitewash in the five-test series
vb (transitive)- to cover or whiten with whitewash
- informal to conceal, gloss over, or suppress
- informal to defeat (an opponent or opposing team) by winning every match in a series
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