hush
hush /h'ʌʃ/ (hushes hushing hushed)
1 [CONVENTION]
You say `Hush!' to someone when you are asking or telling them to be quiet.
Hush, my love, it's all right.
2 [VERB] V n, V
If you hush someone or if they hush, they stop speaking or making a noise.
She tried to hush her noisy father...
I had to box Max's ears to get him to hush.
3 [N-SING] also no det
You say there is a hush in a place when everything is quiet and peaceful, or suddenly becomes quiet.
A hush fell over the crowd and I knew something terrible had happened.
= silencehush mon|ey
[N-UNCOUNT]
If a person is paid hush money, someone gives them money not to reveal information they have which could be damaging or embarrassing. (INFORMAL)hush up
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron)
If someone hushes something up, they prevent other people from knowing about it.
The scandal has been discussed by the politburo, although the authorities have tried to hush it up...
The Ministry desperately tried to hush up the whole affair.
= cover up
1 [CONVENTION]
You say `Hush!' to someone when you are asking or telling them to be quiet.
Hush, my love, it's all right.
2 [VERB] V n, V
If you hush someone or if they hush, they stop speaking or making a noise.
She tried to hush her noisy father...
I had to box Max's ears to get him to hush.
3 [N-SING] also no det
You say there is a hush in a place when everything is quiet and peaceful, or suddenly becomes quiet.
A hush fell over the crowd and I knew something terrible had happened.
= silencehush mon|ey
[N-UNCOUNT]
If a person is paid hush money, someone gives them money not to reveal information they have which could be damaging or embarrassing. (INFORMAL)hush up
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron)
If someone hushes something up, they prevent other people from knowing about it.
The scandal has been discussed by the politburo, although the authorities have tried to hush it up...
The Ministry desperately tried to hush up the whole affair.
= cover up