1. covered with whitewash or white paint

1. past tense of whitewash: to cover with whitewash or white paint
2. past tense of whitewash: to cover up or gloss over faults or failures
3. past tense of whitewash: to defeat decisively in a game or contest
Usage: informal

Examples

• The old barn was whitewashed every spring.
• She whitewashed the fence to make it look new.
• The committee whitewashed the scandal to protect their reputation.
• Critics accused the report of being whitewashed.
• Our team was whitewashed 6-0 in the championship game.
• The investigation was whitewashed by powerful interests.
• He whitewashed his opponent in straight sets.
• The whitewashed walls gleamed in the sunlight.