HUSH
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Hush (hŭsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hushed (hŭsht); p. pr. & vb. n. Hushing.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.] 1. To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.
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My tongue shall hush again this storm of war.
Shak.
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2. To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe.
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With thou, then,
Hush my cares?
Otway.
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And hush'd my deepest grief of all.
Tennyson.
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To hush up, to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to keep secret. “This matter is hushed up.” Pope.
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Hush, v. i. 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.
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Hush, idle words, and thoughts of ill.
Keble.
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But all these strangers' presence every one did hush.
Spenser.
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Hush, n. Stillness; silence; quiet. [R.] “It is the hush of night.” Byron.
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Hush money, money paid to secure silence, or to prevent the disclosure of facts. Swift.
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Hush, a. Silent; quiet. “Hush as death.” Shak.
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