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White"wash` (), n.
1. Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.Addison.
2. A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime.

White"wash`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whitewashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Whitewashing.]
1. To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.
2. To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; to clear from imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a bankrupt) from obligation to pay debts.

The noun Whitewash has 3 senses

1. whitewash -- wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
2. whitewash -- a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
3. whitewash -- a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects

The verb Whitewash has 3 senses

1. whitewash -- exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
2. whitewash,gloss_over,sleek_over,hush_up -- cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
3. whitewash -- cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"
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