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whitewash

/ whitewash /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
Type of:
clearing
Derived:
gloss over sleek over hush up
noun Sense 2
wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
Type of:
wash
noun Sense 3
a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
Type of:
defeat licking
verb Sense 4
exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
Type of:
acquit assoil clear
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 5
cover with whitewash
"whitewash walls"
Type of:
wash
Kinds of:
calcimine
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
"Let''s not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"
"She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
Type of:
cover cover up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
74%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
1
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clearing wash defeat licking acquit assoil clear calcimine cover cover up