Definition of hush up Hush up
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What does hush up mean?
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| hush up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" | ||
| hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up | ||
| louden cause to become loud | ||
| stamp down, conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress, subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country" | ||
| sleek over, gloss over, hush up, whitewash treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly | ||
| shush silence (someone) by uttering `shush!' | ||
| calm down, lull become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" | ||
| shout down silence or overwhelm by shouting | ||
| muzzle, gag fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers" | ||
| hush up - cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes" | ||
| whitewash, gloss over, sleek over | ||
| cover up, cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" | ||
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