Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
hush someone up — hush (someone) up to not let someone talk about something. She knew about the defects, and company officials tried to hush her up … New idioms dictionary
hush up — hush (someone) up to not let someone talk about something. She knew about the defects, and company officials tried to hush her up … New idioms dictionary
hush — [[t]hʌ̱ʃ[/t]] 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) V ERG If you hush someone or they hush, they stop speaking or making a noise. [V n]… … English dictionary
hush up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone hushes something up, they prevent other people from knowing about it. [V n P] The scandal has been discussed by the politburo, although the authorities have tried to hush it up... [V P n (not pron)] The Ministry… … English dictionary
hush — hushedly /hush id lee, husht lee/, adv. hushful, adj. hushfully, adv. /hush/, interj. 1. (used as a command to be silent or quiet.) v.i. 2. to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in. v.t. 3. to make silent; silence. 4.… … Universalium
hush — [[t]hʌʃ[/t]] interj. v. hushed, hush•ing, n. interj. 1) (used as a command to be silent or quiet.) 2) to become or be silent or quiet 3) to make silent; silence 4) to suppress mention of; keep concealed (often fol. by up): to hush up a… … From formal English to slang
hush — I. /hʌʃ / (say hush) interjection 1. (a command to be silent or quiet.) –verb (i) 2. to become or be silent or quiet. –verb (t) 3. to make silent; silence. 4. to suppress mention of; keep concealed. 5. to calm or allay: to hush someone s fears.… …
hush money — ➔ money * * * hush money UK US noun [U] INFORMAL ► money that is given to someone so that they will not give secret information to other people: »His secretary claims he offered her hush money to keep quiet about the affair … Financial and business terms
hush money — hush .money n [U] money that is paid to someone not to tell other people about something embarrassing … Dictionary of contemporary English
hush money — hush ,money noun uncount money that is paid so that someone will not tell other people about embarrassing or illegal behavior … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
