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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.

To prevent a team from scoring any runs
A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep

For the first time in a long time, Australia are being threatened with the prospect of a 5-0 whitewash.

{v} to make white, adorn, clear, set free
{n} a wash to make white
A thin mixture or slurry of flour and cold water Top
a lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white
an 1800s baseball term meaning to hold a team pointless
{i} watery lime solution for making walls white; cover up, masking (of sin, a defect, etc.); overwhelming defeat (Sports)
cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"
Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair
to cover over errors or bad actions
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
To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash
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
a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
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
a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"
{f} paint walls with whitewash; cover up, mask (sin, a defect, etc.); defeat decisively (Sports)
wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
This is the turbulent water created by the wake in the center of the two wakes Whitewash can also show up on the wake itself, which would make the wake a little harder to hit because it would be less clean
Reaching a score of 17 points and your opponent has scored only 1 point (17-1) The contestant with 1 point is eliminated from further play
cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
milk of lime
A victory without reply
disapproval 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. The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions = cover up
to whitewash

    Hyphenation

    to white·wash

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı hwaytwäş

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈhwītˌwäsʜ/ /tə ˈhwaɪtˌwɑːʃ/
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