whitewash Noun
( es)
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 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
(obsolete) Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair.
- (Addison)
Verb
( es)
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 whitewash over the sins of his church .
(dated) To repay the financial debts of (another person).
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To prevent a team from scoring any runs.
(acting) To choose white film or television actors to portray characters that were Asian, African, or other races.
(pejorative) To make over (an Asian, African, or person of another race, especially a woman) to look Caucasian.
Related terms
* bluewash
* greenwash
* pinkwash
See also
* blackwash
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paint Noun
A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
(in the plural) A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.
* 2007 , Jesse Guthrie, Catherine's Addiction (page 116)
- René went back into the kitchen and put a pot of coffee on, got out his paints and started on a new painting. He felt inspired.
(basketball, slang) The free-throw lane, construed with ''the''.
- The Nimrods are strong on the outside, but not very good in the paint .
(uncountable, paintball, slang) Paintballs.
- I am running low on paint for my marker.
(poker, slang) A face card (king, queen, or jack).
(computing, attributive) Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.
* 1993 , Emil Ihrig, CorelDRAW! 4 made easy
- It combines traditional paint capabilities with photograph enhancement features.
* 1998 , Kit Laybourne, The animation book: a complete guide to animated filmmaking
- Computer paint software operates similarly but adds features that are delightfully familiar and useful to artists trained in traditional graphics materials.
* 2001 , Maureen Sprankle, Problem Solving for Information Processing
- If using a paint package, you must specify the color before you draw the line or shape.
Derived terms
* face paint
* finger paint
* like watching paint dry
* Paint / Paint Horse
* paintbrush
* paint job
* war paint
References
* Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker . MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
Verb
( en verb)
To apply paint to.
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To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.
* (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
- not painted with the crimson spots of blood
* (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
- Cuckoo buds of yellow hue / Do paint the meadows with delight.
To create (an image) with paints.
- to paint a portrait or a landscape
To practise the art of painting pictures.
- I've been painting since I was a young child.
(computing) To draw an element in a graphical user interface.
* 1991 , Ernest R Tello, Object-oriented Programming for Windows
- Sent to a minimized window when the icon's background must be filled before it is painted .
(figuratively) To depict or portray.
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* (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
- Disloyal? / The word is too good to paint out her wickedness.
* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
- If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.
To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
* (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
- Let her paint an inch thick.
(transitive, military, slang) To direct a radar beam toward.
Derived terms
* painted lady
* painted trillium
* painted vulture
* painter
* painting
* paint oneself into a corner
* paint out
* paint the town red
* paint with a broad brush
* repaint
Related terms
* picture
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