whitewash (redirected from whitewashes)

white·wash  (hwtwsh, -wôsh, wt-)

n.

1. A mixture of lime and water, often with whiting, size, or glue added, that is used to whiten walls, fences, or other structures.

2. Concealment or palliation of flaws or failures.

3. A defeat in a game in which the loser scores no points.

tr.v. white·washed, white·wash·ing, white·wash·es

1. To paint or coat with or as if with whitewash.

2. To conceal or gloss over (wrongdoing, for example). See Synonyms at palliate.

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whitewasher n.

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whitewash [ˈwaɪtˌwɒʃ]

n

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a substance used for whitening walls and other surfaces, consisting of a suspension of lime or whiting in water, often with other substances, such as size, added

2. Informal deceptive or specious words or actions intended to conceal defects, gloss over failings, etc.

3. (General Sporting Terms) Informal a defeat in a sporting contest in which the loser is beaten in every match, game, etc. in a series they face the prospect of a whitewash in the five-test series

vb (tr)

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to cover or whiten with whitewash

2. Informal to conceal, gloss over, or suppress

3. (General Sporting Terms) Informal to defeat (an opponent or opposing team) by winning every match in a series

whitewasher  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whitewash - a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
	2.	whitewash - wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces wash - a thin coat of water-base paint
	3.	whitewash - a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion
Verb	1.	whitewash - cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes" hush up, sleek over, gloss over cover up, cover - hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"
	2.	whitewash - cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls" wash - apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to calcimine - cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls"
	3.	whitewash - exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

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whitewash

verb

cover up, conceal, suppress, camouflage, make light of, gloss over, extenuate, airbrush The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions.
cover up reveal, expose, disclose, unveil, uncover, unmask, lay bare

noun

cover-up, deception, camouflage, concealment, smoke and mirrors, extenuation The report's findings were condemned as total whitewash.

Translations

whitewash [ˈwaɪtwɒʃ]

A. N

1. (lit) → cal f, jalbegue m

2. (fig) → encubrimiento m

B. VT

1. (lit) → encalar, enjalbegar

2. (fig) → encubrir

3. (Sport) → dejar en blanco, dar un baño a

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whitewash [ˈ^hwaɪtwɒʃ]

n

(= paint) → lait m de chaux

(= concealment of truth) to be a whitewash → être de la poudre aux yeux
He has described the investigation as a whitewash → Il a décrit l'enquête comme étant de la poudre aux yeux.

vt

[+ walls, steps] → blanchir à la chaux

(= conceal, truth, actions) → dissimuler
white-water rafting n → rafting m
white wedding n → mariage m en blanc
white wine n → vin m blanc

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whitewash [ˈwaɪtˌwɒʃ]

1. n → (bianco di) calce f

2. vt (wall) → imbiancare (con la calce) (fig) (person, sb's faults) → coprire; (motives) → dissimulare; (event, episode) → sminuire

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whitewash [ˈwaɪtˌwɒʃ]

1. n → (bianco di) calce f

2. vt (wall) → imbiancare (con la calce) (fig) (person, sb's faults) → coprire; (motives) → dissimulare; (event, episode) → sminuire

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