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Princeton's WordNet

  1. whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush upverb

    cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

    "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

  2. hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush upverb

    cause to be quiet or not talk

    "Please silence the children in the church!"

Wiktionary

  1. hush upverb

    To become quiet; to cease making sounds.

  2. hush upverb

    To keep secret, to prevent from becoming known.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Hush upverb

    To suppress in silence; to forbid to be mentioned.

    This matter is hushed up, and the servants are forbid to talk of it. Alexander Pope.

Wikipedia

  1. hush up

    "Shut up" is a direct command with a meaning very similar to "be quiet", but which is commonly perceived as a more forceful command to stop making noise or otherwise communicating, such as talking. The phrase is probably a shortened form of "shut up your mouth" or "shut your mouth up". Its use is generally considered rude and impolite, and may also be considered a form of profanity by some.

ChatGPT

  1. hush up

    "Hush up" is an idiomatic verb phrase that usually means to keep something secret, to conceal information, or to prevent a situation, event, or action from becoming known or discussed, often because it could cause trouble or embarrassment. It can also mean to quiet or silence someone or something.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hush up in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hush up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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