English-Thai Dictionary

whitewash

N น้ำ ปูนขาว สำหรับ ทา ผนัง หรือ กำแพง  nam-puan-kao-sam-rab-ta-pa-nang-rue-kam-pang

 

whitewash

N ปูนขาว ทา ผนัง  pun-kao-ta-pa-nang

 

whitewash

N สิ่ง ที่ ปิดบัง ข้อเท็จจริง (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  สิ่ง ที่ อำพราง ความจริง  sing-ti-pid-bang-kor-ted-jing

 

whitewash

SL ปกปิด สิ่ง ไม่ดี  ซ่อนเร้น  pok-pid-sing-mai-de

 

whitewash

VT ทา กำแพง ให้ เป็น สี ขาว (โดย การ ใช้ น้ำ ปูนขาว สำหรับ ทา ผนัง หรือ กำแพง  ta-kan-pang-hai-pen-se-kao

 

whitewash

VT ปิดบัง ข้อเท็จจริง  อำพราง ความจริง  conceal cover up pid-bang-kor-ted-jing

 

whitewasher

N ผู้ ปิดบัง ข้อเท็จจริง  phu-pid-bang-kor-ted-jing

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WHITEWASH

n.[white and wash. ] 1. A wash or liquid composition for whitening something; a wash for making the skin fair.
2. A composition of lime and water, used for whitening the plaster of walls, etc.

 

WHITEWASH

v.t. 1. To cover with a white liquid composition, as with lime and water, etc.
2. To make white; to give a fair external appearance.

 

WHITEWASHED

pp. Covered or overspread with a white liquid composition.

 

WHITEWASHING

ppr. Overspreading or washing with a white liquid composition.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WHITEWASH

WHITEWASH White "wash ` (, n.

 

1. Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair. Addison.

 

2. A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc. ; milk of lime.

 

WHITEWASH

White "wash `, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whitewashed; p. pr. & vb. n.Whitewashing. ]

 

1. To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.

 

2. To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; to clear from imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a bankrupt ) from obligation to pay debts.

 

WHITEWASHER

WHITEWASHER White "wash `er, n.

 

Defn: One who whitewashes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

whitewash

white wash |ˈ (h )wītˌwäSH, -ˌwôSH ˈ (h )waɪtˌwɔʃ ˈ (h )waɪtˌwɑʃ | ▶noun 1 a solution of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for painting walls white. • (also whitewashing ) a deliberate concealment of someone's mistakes or faults in order to clear their name. 2 a victory in a game in which the loser scores no points. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. as adj. whitewashed ) paint (a wall, building, or room ) with whitewash. • deliberately attempt to conceal unpleasant facts about (a person or organization ): his wife must have wanted to whitewash his reputation. 2 defeat (an opponent ), keeping them from scoring. DERIVATIVES white wash er noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

whitewash

white |wash |ˈwʌɪtwɒʃ | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a solution of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for painting walls white. • [ in sing. ] a deliberate attempt to conceal unpleasant or incriminating facts about a person or organization in order to protect their reputation. 2 informal a victory by the same side in every game of a series. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. as adj. whitewashed ) paint (a wall, building, or room ) with whitewash. • deliberately attempt to conceal unpleasant or incriminating facts about (a person or organization ): his wife must have wanted to whitewash his reputation. 2 informal defeat (an opponent ) in every game of a series. DERIVATIVES whitewasher noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

whitewash

whitewash noun 1 the report was a whitewash: cover-up, camouflage, deception, facade, veneer, pretext. ANTONYMS exposé. 2 informal a four-game whitewash: walkover, rout, landslide; informal pushover, cinch, breeze. ▶verb don't whitewash what happened: cover up, sweep under the carpet, hush up, suppress, draw a veil over, conceal, veil, obscure, keep secret; gloss over, downplay, soft-pedal. ANTONYMS expose.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

whitewash

whitewash noun the report was dismissed as a whitewash: cover-up, -gate, camouflage, disguise, mask, concealment, suppression, deception, false front, facade, veneer, pretext. ANTONYMS exposé. ▶verb I just want to make sure they don't whitewash what happened: cover up, sweep under the carpet, hush up, suppress, draw /pull a veil over, conceal, camouflage, keep secret, keep dark, cloak, screen, veil, obscure; gloss over, deal rapidly with, downplay, make light of, soft-pedal, minimize, de-emphasize, treat as unimportant. ANTONYMS expose.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

whitewash

wh í te w à sh 名詞 1 U C ｟非難して ｠隠蔽 （いんぺい ）(工作 ), もみ消し, 虚偽 (報告 ), 糊塗 （こと ）すること (coverup ).2 U 漆喰 （しっくい ）〘白壁塗り用 〙.3 C (スポーツでの )楽勝 ; 零封 .動詞 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈事故 犯罪など (の事実 )〉を隠蔽する, 糊塗する .2 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈壁 建物などが 〉漆喰で白く塗られる .3 ｟くだけて ｠〈選手 チームなどが 〉 (スポーツで )〈相手 〉に楽勝する, 1点も与えずに勝つ ; 〈相手 〉を零点に封じる (thrash ).

 

whitewashed

wh í te w à shed /-t /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗漆喰 （しつくい ）で白く塗られた 〈壁 建物など 〉.