whitewash

Noun
  1. A defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score (synset 107492092)
    is a type of: defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
  2. Wash consisting of lime and size in water;
    Used for whitening walls and other surfaces (synset 104588388)
    is a type of: wash - a thin coat of water-base paint
  3. A specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects (synset 101244159)
    is a type of: clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion
Verb
  1. Cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error (synset 202152539)
    "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
    is a type of: cover, cover up - hide from view or knowledge
    same as: gloss over, hush up, sleek over
  2. Cover with whitewash (synset 201272266)
    "whitewash walls"
    is a type of: wash - apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
    subtypes: calcimine - cover with calcimine
  3. Exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data (synset 200906831)
    is a type of: acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

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