What does whitewash mean?

Definitions for whitewash
ˈʰwaɪtˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ, ˈwaɪt-white·wash

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. whitewashnoun

    a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

  2. whitewashnoun

    wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces

  3. whitewashverb

    a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects

  4. whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush upverb

    cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

    "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

  5. whitewashverb

    cover with whitewash

    "whitewash walls"

  6. whitewashverb

    exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data

GCIDE

  1. Whitewashnoun

    a glossing over or cover up (of crimes or misfeasance).

  2. Whitewashverb

    to gloss over or cover up (crimes or misfeasance).

Wiktionary

  1. whitewashnoun

    A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.

  2. whitewashnoun

    A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep.

  3. whitewashverb

    To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.

    The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood.

  4. whitewashverb

    To cover over errors or bad actions.

    In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.

  5. whitewashverb

    To prevent a team from scoring any runs.

  6. Etymology: From white + wash

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Whitewashnoun

    A wash to make the skin seen fair.

    Etymology: white and wash.

    The clergy, during Cromwell’s usurpation, were very much taken up in reforming the female world; I have heard a whole sermon against a whitewash. Addison.

Wikipedia

  1. Whitewash

    Whitewash, or calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, or lime paint is a type of paint made from slaked lime (calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2) or chalk calcium carbonate, (CaCO3), sometimes known as "whiting". Various other additives are sometimes used.

ChatGPT

  1. whitewash

    1. In a literal sense, whitewash refers to a solution of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for painting walls and other surfaces white. 2. In a metaphorical or figurative sense, whitewash is often used to refer to a deliberate attempt to conceal unpleasant or incriminating facts about a person or organization in order to protect their reputation. It can also signify the act of glossing over or covering up vices, crimes or scandals or absolving someone from blame. 3. In the context of sports or games, whitewash refers to a situation where one side defeats the other without the latter having scored any points.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Whitewashnoun

    any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair

  2. Whitewashnoun

    a composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime

  3. Whitewashverb

    to apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash

  4. Whitewashverb

    to make white; to give a fair external appearance to; to clear from imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a bankrupt) from obligation to pay debts

Wikidata

  1. Whitewash

    Whitewash, or calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, or lime paint is a low-cost type of paint made from slaked lime and chalk. Various other additives are also used.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of whitewash in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of whitewash in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of whitewash in a Sentence

  1. Patrick Conley:

    What does that accomplish ? Does that advance race relations in America ? In the world ? it is what it is. History is what it is. You don't whitewash history. That is an act of, frankly, stupidity.

  2. Richard Milhous Nixon:

    There will be no whitewash in the White House. (On Watergate investigation)

  3. Danna Ingleton:

    NSO is a company that has a history of saying one thing and doing another, the reason why they are doing this is to whitewash violations.

  4. Liz Cheney:

    We can't embrace the notion the election is stolen. It's a poison in the bloodstream of our democracy, we can't whitewash what happened on January 6 or perpetuate Trump's big lie. It is a threat to democracy. What he did on January 6 is a line that can not be crossed.

  5. Arash Azizzada:

    At best, these travel vloggers who visit Afghanistan are clueless and naive, at worst, they are useful idiots whose opportunism helps whitewash the Taliban’s awful crimes.

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