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hush definition

hush


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  hush 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  hush 
 
  Sense  2 
  hush,  quieten,  silence,  still  shut  up  hush  up 
  =>  dampen,  muffle,  mute,  deaden,  damp,  tone  down 
  =>  shush 
  =>  lull,  calm  down 
  =>  shout  down 
  =>  gag,  muzzle 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  hush 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  hush 
 
  Sense  2 
  hush,  quieten,  silence,  still  shut  up  hush  up 
  =>  dampen,  muffle,  mute,  deaden,  damp,  tone  down 
  =>  shush 
  =>  lull,  calm  down 
  =>  shout  down 
  =>  gag,  muzzle 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  hush 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  hush 
 
  5  senses  of  hush 
 
  Sense  1 
  hush 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  2 
  hush,  quieten,  silence,  still  shut  up  hush  up 
  =>  suppress,  stamp  down  inhibit,  subdue,  conquer,  curb 
  Also  See->  hush  up#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  quieten,  hush,  quiet,  quiesce,  quiet  down  pipe  down 
  =>  change  intensity 
 
  Sense  4 
  hush 
  =>  wash,  lave 
 
  Sense  5 
  hush 
  =>  water,  irrigate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  hush 
 
  hush  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  hush 
 
  Sense  2 
  hush,  quieten,  silence,  still  shut  up  hush  up 
  =>  suppress,  stamp  down  inhibit,  subdue,  conquer,  curb 
 
  Sense  3 
  quieten,  hush,  quiet,  quiesce,  quiet  down  pipe  down 
  =>  change  intensity 
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  Sense  1 
  hush 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  hush 
  =>  wash,  lave 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  hush 
  =>  water,  irrigate 
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  Grep  of  noun  hush 
  hush 
  hush  money 
  hush  puppy 
  hushpuppy 
 
  Overview  of  noun  hush 
 
  The  noun  hush  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  hush,  stillness,  still  --  ((poetic)  tranquil  silence;  "the  still  of  the  night") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  hush 
 
  The  verb  hush  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  hush  --  (become  quiet  or  still  fall  silent;  "hush  my  babay!") 
  2.  (1)  hush,  quieten,  silence,  still  shut  up  hush  up  --  (cause  to  be  quiet  or  not  talk;  "Please  silence  the  children  in  the  church!") 
  3.  quieten,  hush,  quiet,  quiesce,  quiet  down  pipe  down  --  (become  quiet  or  quieter;  "The  audience  fell  silent  when  the  speaker  entered") 
  4.  hush  --  (wash  by  removing  particles;  in  mining;  "Wash  ores") 
  5.  hush  --  (run  water  over  the  ground  to  erode  (soil),  revealing  the  underlying  strata  and  valuable  minerals;  in  mining) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  hush 
  hush-hush 
  hushed 
  hushed-up 
 
  Overview  of  noun  hush 
 
  The  noun  hush  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  hush,  stillness,  still  --  ((poetic)  tranquil  silence;  "the  still  of  the  night") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  hush 
 
  The  verb  hush  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  hush  --  (become  quiet  or  still  fall  silent;  "hush  my  babay!") 
  2.  (1)  hush,  quieten,  silence,  still  shut  up  hush  up  --  (cause  to  be  quiet  or  not  talk;  "Please  silence  the  children  in  the  church!") 
  3.  quieten,  hush,  quiet,  quiesce,  quiet  down  pipe  down  --  (become  quiet  or  quieter;  "The  audience  fell  silent  when  the  speaker  entered") 
  4.  hush  --  (wash  by  removing  particles;  in  mining;  "Wash  ores") 
  5.  hush  --  (run  water  over  the  ground  to  erode  (soil),  revealing  the  underlying  strata  and  valuable  minerals;  in  mining) 



hush definition