WHITEWASH

Definition of WHITEWASH

  1. (noun)a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
  2. (noun)wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
  3. (noun)a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
  4. (verb)cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
  5. (verb)cover with whitewash
  6. (verb)exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data