Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To make silent or quiet.
- intransitive verb To calm; soothe.
- intransitive verb To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up.
- intransitive verb To be or become silent or still.
- noun A silence or stillness, especially after noise.
- adjective Silent; quiet.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To reduce to silence; make still or quiet; check or suppress the sound of.
- To appease; allay; calm, as commotion or agitation.
- In mining, to clear off (the soil and surface dirt), in order to expose the bed-rock, so that it can be ascertained whether there are indications of a vein or metalliferous deposit.
- To be still; be silent or quiet; make no noise.
- noun A state of stillness; profound quiet.
- Silent; still; quiet.
- Forbear; be still; hist; attend.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.
- transitive verb To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe.
- transitive verb to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to keep secret.
- noun rare Stillness; silence; quiet.
- noun money paid to secure silence, or to prevent the disclosure of facts.
- adjective Silent; quiet.
- intransitive verb To become or to keep still or quiet; to become silent; -- esp. used in the imperative, as an exclamation; be still; be silent or quiet; make no noise.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive to become
quiet - verb transitive to make
quiet - noun A
silence , especially after somenoise - noun A mining method using water
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb become quiet or still; fall silent
- verb run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
- verb wash by removing particles
- noun (poetic) tranquil silence
- verb become quiet or quieter
- verb cause to be quiet or not talk
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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If we get a really good title out, then expect me to reward the contributor (s) with a very special gift. * hush hush*
Welcome to the Underground. Versatile 2010
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If we get a really good title out, then expect me to reward the contributor (s) with a very special gift. * hush hush*
Welcome to the Underground. Versatile 2010
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If we get a really good title out, then expect me to reward the contributor (s) with a very special gift. * hush hush*
Welcome to the Underground. Versatile 2010
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Plus shocking allegations from Nicole Brown ` s sister that the families were offered what she called hush money.
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O.J. outrage, tonight an unbelievable new twist, shocking allegations from Nicole Brown ` s sister that the families were offered what she calls hush money from the people who put together Simpson ` s offensive confession TV special and book.
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And it still -- what really bothers me is the harsh reality that over the past 20 years, the church is paid over $1 billion in what I call hush money to victims, to be quiet.
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And when Ensign had his parents pay $96k in hush money.
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They are all on facebook, myspace, etc … would be bound to run into too many people they know on POF so may prefer to use a pay site where it can all remain hush, hush.
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After all, why wouldn't we wonder if the man behind wise crackin ', hush-yo-mouth Medea of many films and TV sitcom House of Payne can take on such fare as this?
Wyatt Closs: For Colored Girls, And For Multiple Stakes Wyatt Closs 2010
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Any organization that can pass out hundreds of millions in hush-money can damn-well afford to pay taxes.
anydelirium commented on the word hush
'"Hush- hush!" implored Cousin Stickles.
'"I don't mean to hush," said Valancy, perversely. "I've hush-hushed all my life. I'll scream if I want to. Don't make me want to."' -The Blue Castle, by L.M. Montgomery
February 20, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word hush
It's a mining term.
October 27, 2011
alexaguado123 commented on the word hush
silencio
September 30, 2013