Definición/Significado de whitewash

• English - Noun: whitewash ( plural whitewashes ) A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white . 1952 : For walls plaster gave a smooth white surface; or if it was not sufficiently white , or had become discoloured , it could be brightened up with a coat of whitewash or paint . — L . F . Salzman, Building in England , p . 157. ( sports ) A complete victory or series of victories without…
• English - Verb: whitewash ( third-person singular simple present whitewashes , present participle whitewashing , simple past and past participle whitewashed ) 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 . ( idiomatic ) To cover over errors or bad actions . In his sermon , the minister didn't try to…
• English - Related terms: bluewash greenwash pinkwash
• English - Etymology: From white + wash
• English - Pronunciation: Rhymes: -ɒʃ