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blackwash

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black·wash  (blkwsh, -wôsh)
tr.v. black·washed, black·wash·ing, black·wash·es
To bring from concealment; disclose.

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Noun1.blackwash - an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducement, obloquy - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
2.blackwash - a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores
lotion, application - liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin"
limewater - solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid
calomel, mercurous chloride - a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic
3.blackwash - a wash that colors a surface black
wash - a thin coat of water-base paint
Verb1.blackwash - bring (information) out of concealment
disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
2.blackwash - color with blackwash
color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"


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Holding up a copy of heavily censored report, he added: "I've heard of a report being a whitewash, but this is more of a case of a blackwash.
A 3-0 Blackwash that saw New Zealand score 12 tries to three from the Lions and win by an aggregate of 67 points spelled humiliation for Lions coach Woodward as he bade farewell to rugby.
But rather than resign himself to the expected 3-0 Blackwash, the under-fire team boss has gone for one final throw of the dice by changing his back three strike runners.
 
 
 
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