A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white. / (sports) A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep.

To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence. / (figuratively) To cover over errors or bad actions.

simple past tense and past participle of whitewash

Of or pertaining to a fence or wall that has been painted with the temporary paint whitewash. / Having had any controversy or potential for scandal removed, ignored or downplayed.

The application of whitewash. / (figuratively) The effacement of errors or bad actions.

present participle of whitewash

plural of whitewash

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whitewash

plural of whitewasher

One who, or that which, whitewashes.