Definizione monolingua

whitewash

whitewash (third-person singular simple present whitewashes, present participle whitewashing, simple past and past participle whitewashed)

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. (idiomatic) To cover over errors or bad actions.

   In his sermon, the minister didnt try to whitewash over the sins of his church.

3. (baseball, slang, dated, late, 19th century, archaic) To prevent a team from scoring any runs.

whitewash (plural whitewashes)

1. 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.
2. (sports) A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep.
   • 2010, Andrew Miller, Cricinfo:

     For the first time in a long time, Australia are being threatened with the prospect of a 5-0 whitewash

Definizione dizionario whitewash

	imbiancare
	paint

	calce
	lime and water mixture

	cancellare
	cover errors

	cappotto
	victory

	lavare via
	cover errors

coprire

sbiancare

Altri significati:

A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.

(idiomatic) To cover over errors or bad actions.

(sports) A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep.

(to) whitewash

To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.

(baseball, slang, dated, late, 19th century, archaic) To prevent a team from scoring any runs.