paint walls with whitewash; cover up, mask (sin, a defect, etc.); defeat decisively (Sports)
watery lime solution for making walls white; cover up, masking (of sin, a defect, etc.); overwhelming defeat (Sports)
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Whitewash Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(v. t.)
To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.
To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.
(n.)
Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.
Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.
(n.)
A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime.
whitewash
\white"wash`\ (&?;), n.
1. any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair.
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.
whitewash
\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.
whitewash
\white"wash`\, v. t. in various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that he fails to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk. [colloq., u. s.] [
whitewash
n
1. wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
2. the act of vindicating; "subsequent events have proved to be a vindication of his position" [syn: vindication, exoneration]
v 1: cover up a misdemeanor; "let's not whitewash the crimes of stalin" [syn: gloss over, sleek over, hush up]
2: cover with whitewash; as of walls
3. exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
Noun
1. a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
(hypernym) defeat, licking
2. wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
(hypernym) wash
3. a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
(hypernym) clearing
(derivation) gloss over, sleek over, hush up
Verb
1. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
(synonym) gloss over, sleek over, hush up
(hypernym) cover, cover up
2. cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"
(hypernym) wash
(hyponym) calcimine
3. exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
(hypernym) acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
Whitewash Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream that you are whitewashing, foretells that you will seek to reinstate yourself with friends by ridding yourself of offensive habits and companions.
For a young woman, this dream is significant of well-laid plans to deceive others and gain back her lover who has been estranged by her insinuating bearing toward him.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectFor a young woman, this dream is significant of well-laid plans to deceive others and gain back her lover who has been estranged by her insinuating bearing toward him.
Whitewash Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Whitewash, or calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, or lime paint is a low-cost type of paint made from slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and chalk (whiting). Various other additives are also used. The incident of Tom Sawyer whitewashing a fence as punishment is a famous image in American literature (written in 1876).
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