0 a white liquid that is a mixture of lime or powdered chalk and water, used for making walls or ceilings white --
1 an attempt to stop people finding out the true facts about a situation: --
2 a complete defeat in a game or competition: --
a 6–0 whitewash
3 to make something bad seem acceptable by hiding the truth: --
The department is trying to whitewash their incompetence.
4 to defeat a player or team completely, especially while preventing them from scoring any points --
5 to paint walls or buildings using whitewash --
Medieval wall paintings were uncovered in the nave in 1847, but were whitewashed over and lost.
The walls are still originally whitewashed, but the outlines and colours have significantly changed.
The narrative has been the subject of some contention, regarded in many instances as whitewashed and inauthentic.
A man told me only yesterday that his house had not been touched, had not been papered or whitewashed for something like six or eight years.
I have never whitewashed coal.
However, in my opinion, he allowed himself to be fobbed off and permitted it to be whitewashed on the basis of the information given to him.
Really, what we have here is evidence on all sides of whitewashing the management.
I have seen many parts of the building whitewashed when they ought to have had a coat of plaster.
