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hush up

vb
(tr, adverb) to suppress information or rumours about
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
sleek over, whitewash, gloss over
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!"
silence, still, hush, quieten, shut up
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"

hush

verb
1. To cause to become silent:
quiet, quieten, shush, shut up, silence, still.
2. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check.Also used with up:
burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle.
Informal: sit on (or upon).
3. To prevent (something) from being known.Also used with up:
cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil.
Idioms: keep under cover, keep under wraps.
4. To keep from being published or transmitted.Also used with up:
ban, black out, censor, stifle, suppress.
Idiom: keep a lid on.
noun
1. The absence of sound or noise:
noiselessness, quiet, quietness, silence, soundlessness, still, stillness.
2. An absence of motion or disturbance:
calm, calmness, lull, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietness, serenity, stillness, tranquillity, untroubledness.
adjective
Archaic. Marked by, done with, or making no sound or noise:
hushed, noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, still, stilly.
Translations
يَكْتُم فَضيحَة، يَطْمُس
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dysse ned
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òagga niîur
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gizlemekörtbas etmek

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hush

(haʃ) interjection
be quiet; silence. Hush! Don't wake the baby.
noun
silence. A hush came over the room.
hushed adjective
silent, still. a hushed room/crowd.
hush up
to prevent from becoming known to the general public. The affair was hushed up.
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