1. covers with whitewash (a white liquid mixture used to paint walls, fences, etc.)
2. conceals or covers up mistakes, crimes, or other discreditable facts
Usage: figurative
3. defeats decisively in a game or contest
Usage: informal; sports

1. plural of whitewash: instances of covering up discreditable facts or decisive defeats

Examples

• He whitewashes the fence every spring to keep it looking fresh.
• The committee whitewashes the scandal to protect the mayor’s reputation.
• The investigation was criticized as an attempt to whitewash the company’s wrongdoing.
• Our team whitewashes their opponents 10-0 in the championship game.
• The report contained several whitewashes of the department’s failures.
• She whitewashes the barn walls before painting them red.
• The media accused the government of multiple whitewashes during the crisis.