Definition of: whitewash

(hwīt′wosh′, -wôsh′) noun
1. A mixture of slaked limé and water, sometimes with salt, whiting, and glue added, used for whitening walls, etc.
2. A toilet preparation for whitening the skin.
3. Figuratively, a report falsely ascribing virtues, suppressing adverse evidence, etc.
4. A failure to score in a game.
—v.t.
1. To coat with whitewash.
2. To gloss over; hide.
3. Colloq. In sports, to defeat without allowing the losing side to score. See synonyms under BLEACH.
—white′wash′er noun