hush /hush/

1. Silence
2. Be still

1. A silence, esp after noise
2. A rush of water or its sound (dialect)
3. The washing away of surface soil to lay bare bedrock (mineralogy)

1. Silent (archaic)
2. Quiet (archaic)
3. For the purpose of concealing information (eg hush money) (informal)

To become silent or quiet

1. To make quiet
2. To calm
3. To procure silence or secrecy about (sometimes with up)
4. To pour in a stream (dialect)
5. To wash away or to pour in order to expose bedrock (mining)

hushˈaby /-ə-bī/ noun (archaic)

A lullaby used to soothe babies to sleep (also transitive verb and interjection)

hushed adjective

Silent, still

hushˈ-hush or hushˈy adjective (informal)

Secret

hushˈ-boat noun (obsolete)

A ship travelling in secret

hush kit noun (informal)

A device fitted to the jet engine of an aeroplane to reduce noise

hush money noun (informal)

Money paid to ensure that someone with secret knowledge will not disclose it

hush puppy noun (US; usu in pl)

A ball or balls of maize dough, deep-fried (from its occasional use as dog food)

hush up

1. To stifle, suppress
2. To be silent

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