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WHITEWASH

Definition:

[noun] a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
[noun] wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
[noun] a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
[verb] cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
Synonyms: gloss over, sleek over, hush up
[verb] cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"
[verb] exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data