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hush up

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hush up
Verb
to suppress information or rumours about (something)
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Verb1.hush up - cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
cover up, cover - hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"
2.hush up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
shush - silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
lull, calm down - become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"
shout down - silence or overwhelm by shouting
pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten, hush - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
gag, muzzle - prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"

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Sharpen your claws on the San Francisco stage production of Hush Up, Sweet Charlotte, an adaptation of the Bette Davis cult classic Hush .
``Anyone who thinks you can hush up (the church's ministers) for a few pieces of silver doesn't know them very well.
 
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