n. 1.a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score 2.wash consisting of lime and size in water 3.a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects whitewash v. 1.cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error 2.cover with whitewash 3.exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
