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 --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.