1. Become quiet or still; fall silent
   "hush my baby!" 
2. Cause to be quiet or not talk
   - quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up 
3. Become quiet or quieter
   - quieten, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down 
4. Wash by removing particles 
5. Run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals

1. (poetic) tranquil silence
   - stillness, still

1. Be silent
   - silence, sh, shh, shush, be quiet, whisht [UK, Ireland, dialect]

Derived forms: hushing, hushes, hushed

See also: hush up

Type of: change, change intensity, conquer, curb, inhibit, irrigate, lave, quiet, silence, stamp down, subdue, suppress, wash, water

Encyclopedia: Hush Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte Hush, Little Baby

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