whitewash

nouns

a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

whitewash

is a type of (narrower)

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

"it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces

whitewash

is a type of (narrower)

a thin coat of water-base paint

a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects

whitewash

is a type of (narrower)

the act of freeing from suspicion

cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

"Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

gloss over, hush up, sleek over, whitewash

cover with whitewash

"whitewash walls"

whitewash

is a type of (narrower)

apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to

exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data

whitewash

is a type of (narrower)

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

"The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"