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• Whitewash Noun
  1. A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.
  2. A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep.
     • For the first time in a long time, Australia are being threatened with the prospect of a 5-0 whitewash.
• Whitewash Verb
  1. To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.
     • The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood.
  2. To cover over errors or bad actions.
     • In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
  3. To prevent a team from scoring any runs.