If a wall or building has been whitewashed, it has been painted white with whitewash. The walls had been whitewashed. a town of picturesque whitewashed cottages
Whitewash is a mixture of lime or chalk and water that is used for painting walls white
In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that he fails to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk
disapproval Whitewash is an attempt to hide the unpleasant facts or truth about someone or something. He pledged that there would be no whitewash and that the police would carry out a full investigation
exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc
cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes